DYNAMICS OF INDO- JAPANESE STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP AND ITS IMPLICATIONS FOR THE UNITED STATES

Abstract

This article elaborates the relationship between India and Japan in the Indo-Pacific region and key events leading towards the strengthening of their political, security and socio-economic ties. It is imperative to say that United States wants a strong foothold in Indo-Pacific region to balance out its position in competition with China. This article demonstrates that Washington perceives China as a threat to its status of global power and to contain China, United States cannot come on front line to confront this threat. In this regard this article provides a contingency plan of India and Japan that is based on different military, political and socio-economic agreements. It is a comparative analysis of balance of power versus balance of threat, which if India and Japan will collaborate with each other with full throttle, will create a balancing effect within the region against China. This article draws analysis about the future of the dynamic relationship between Japan and India keeping in view that its implications for United States will change the face of future standing of changing regional and global politics.