ABSTRACT

The ‘Indo-Pacific’ framework constructed upon the emerging shift in geopolitics from the Atlantic-Pacific to the Pacific-Indian Ocean region has underlined the increasing significance of maritime space as a theatre for geopolitical competition. Japan and India, which were historically on opposite spectrums, have now evolved into regional partners to increase their strategic influence and pursue in earnest the Indo-Pacific approach towards shaping the regional and maritime dynamics. This paper delves into the fundamental transformations in Japan-India relations; beginning specifically with imperial Japan’s fostering of bonds with the revolutionary nationalist campaigns in colonial India during the Second World War. The paper goes on to analyze the pre, post-War and post-Cold War evolution of ties between Japan and India, along with the transformation in priorities of both countries, converging on the diverse contours of maritime security cooperation in alignment with the shifting undercurrents of the 21st century geopolitics.

摘要

基于地缘政治从大西洋-太平洋地区向太平洋-印度洋地区的新转变而构建的“印度-太平洋”框架强调了海洋空间作为地缘政治竞争舞台的重要性日益增加。历史上处于对立面的日本和印度现在已经发展成为地区合作伙伴，以增加其战略影响力，并认真追求印太地区塑造地区和海洋动态的方法。本文深入探讨了日印关系的根本转变；特别是从二战期间日本帝国与殖民地印度的革命民族主义运动建立联系开始。本文接着分析了日本和印度之间关系的战前、战后和冷战后的演变，