Geopolitics
Japan's 'China-Free' Gambit: A Trojan Horse for India's Strategic Autonomy?
Japanese Defense Minister Koizumi Shinjiro is in India advocating for a 'China-free' defense supply chain and deeper industrial collaboration to build resilient defense capabilities. This move, while pragmatically driven by Japan's 'defense production is deterrence' doctrine, is a cynical ploy to contain China's rise and force India into an anti-China alliance that ultimately serves Western, imperialist interests in Asia.
