Bridging Strategic Asia: The Rise of India in East Asia and the Implications for the U.S.-Japan Alliance

As relations between the United States, Japan, and India have evolved gradually over the past decade, the three countries, at both the official and unofficial level, have begun to consider common interests and potential cooperation on a range of international issues.

CSIS partnered with the Observer Research Foundation (ORF) to host a conference in New Delhi, India to discuss respective perspectives on East Asian affairs and bilateral as India heightens its attention to and engagement of East Asia and the United States.

For the second phase of the project, CSIS partnered with Japan Institute of International Affairs (JIIA) to examine how the U.S.-Japan alliance may be applied to relations with India.  The two 2-day dialogues in Washington, D.C. (Summer 2007) and Tokyo (Winter 2008) each gathered leading representatives from the three countries to evaluate bilateral relations and cultivate common perspectives on key regional security challenges.

A corollary purpose of the initiative is to facilitate contact among a younger generation of experts to build a network that may form the basis for continued interaction and dialogue in the future.  The project’s final report was released in Winter 2008.

Introduction 

1. Strategic Visions for East Asia

   Toward Greater U.S.-Japan-India Strategic Dialogue and Coordination
   Mike Green

   Arc of Freedom and Prosperity
   Heigo Sato

   India’s Strategic Vision
   Suba Chandran

2. The Rise of China

   Dealing with a Rising Power: India-China Relations and the Reconstruction of Strategic Partnerships
   Alka Acharya

   The Prospect of China Up to 2020: A View from Japan
   Yasuhiro Matsuda

   The United States and a Rising China
   Derek Mitchell

3. Nonproliferation

   Strengthening the Nonproliferation Regime in the Era of Nuclear Renaissance: A Common Agenda for Japan, the United States, and India
   Nobumasa Akiyama

   Global Nonproliferation Dynamics: An Indian Perspective
   Lawrence Prabhakar

   Nonproliferation Players and their Policies
   Jon Wolfstal

4. Energy Security

   Trends in Energy Security
   Mikkal Herberg

   Japan’s Energy Security Policy
   Manabu Miyagawa

   India’s Energy Security
   Chietigj Bajpaee

5. Economic Convergence

   A U.S. Perspective of Economic Convergence in East Asia
   Krishen Mehta

   New Open Regionalism? Current Trends and Perspectives in the Asia-Pacific
   Fukunari Kimura

6. Southeast Asia

   U.S. Perspectives on Southeast Asia: Opportunities for a Rethink
   Ben Dolven

   Southeast Asia: A New Regional Order
   Nobuto Yamamoto

   India’s Role in Southeast Asia: The Logic and Limits of Cooperation with the United States and Japan
   Sadanand Dhume

7. Counter-terrorism

   Japan’s Counterterrorism Policy
   Naofumi Miyasaka

   Counterterrorism Cooperation with the United States and Japan:
   An Indian Perspective
   Manjeet Singh Pardesi

8. Maritime Security

   Northeast Asia Security Environment: Moving Toward a New Reality
   Mike McDevitt

   Trilateral Maritime Security Partnership for Broad Maritime Security Coalition
   Hideaki Kaneda

   The Maritime Interests of the United States, India, and Japan
   Raja Menon

9. Human Right & Democracy Promotion

   Japan’s Approach toward Value-Oriented Diplomacy
   Ikuko Togo

   Human Rights and Democracy in India’s Emerging Role in Asia
   Maya Chadda

10. Conclusion

    The Way Forward in U.S.-Japan-India Relations
    Derek Mitchell

Appendix A:   Conference Agendas

Appendix B:   Conference Summaries

Washington, DC
Tokyo

Appendix C:  Participants

Appendix D:   About the Contributors