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Japan’s ‘quasi alliance’ with Australia takes shape image

Japan’s ‘quasi alliance’ with Australia takes shape

8 May 2026

A visit to Canberra by the Japanese Prime Minister builds on a ‘quasi alliance’ with Australia. But whether Japan sustains its growing strategic activism will depend as much on Sanae Takaichi ‘s success in navigating domestic politics as unpredictable shifts abroad, writes Purnendra Jain.

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Diplomacy

Japan

Livable Cities Are the Key to India’s Growth image

Livable Cities Are the Key to India’s Growth

7 May 2026

India’s urban population is growing rapidly and promises to fuel prosperity. But Shishir Gupta, Utkarsh Patel, and Rishita Sachdeva write insufficient funding, inefficiency and gaps in governance and administrative performance are holding cities back from making their real potential contribution to innovation, productivity, and growth.

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Diplomacy

India

The indispensable partnership: Japan and Australia’s strategic pivot in a fragmented world image

The indispensable partnership: Japan and Australia’s strategic pivot in a fragmented world

5 May 2026

As global tensions rise, Japan and Australia need each other more than ever, writes Sumio Kusaka. Moves to strengthen bilateral ties are creating an "anchor" of stability—"a partnership of two advanced democracies that see the world through the same lens”.

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Diplomacy

Japan

The consensus on China’s economy is strong—and wrong image

The consensus on China’s economy is strong—and wrong

5 May 2026

Calling on China to change its globally distortionary development strategy may well be warranted. But Arvind Subramanian writes that critics cannot question Chinese mercantilism on the grounds that it penalises China's consumers, whose standard of living has risen faster than anywhere else in history.

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Diplomacy

China