But is the India-US really off the track? Even if it’s currently in a ‘down’ moment, look back 40 years and things still look pretty good. First, the US ambassador to India is a lot better than his predecessor. I’ve read that the Indian commentariat and foreign policy establishment is more wary of the United States than anytime this century. Maybe so. But 26 years is not a particularly long time, and it often seems that there’s a “manic” aspect on the Indian side when considering the bilateral relationship. Perhaps people get a little too excited when things are going well, and a little too depressed when the occasional hiccups happen. But is the India-US really off the track? Even if it’s currently in a “down”…Open
In early June, Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party accepted recommendations from its Security Research Council for revising Japan’s three main national security documents, including the National Security Strategy. A Japanese colleague knew I’d seen a few of these over the last 30 years and asked what I thought of the proposal. Here’s what I told him: How do you assess the Security Research Council’s proposal? This is a sensible analysis of what Japan needs to focus on and do to improve its national defense to face oncoming threats. It covers much of the hardware ‘waterfront’. This includes: drones, UAVs, missiles (lots of them), and also having adequate amounts of weapons, ordnance, and other materials needed to fight…Open
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