Six Pillars

The People’s Republic of China has gone through periodic revolutions and is presently in the formal phase of creating a Harmonious Society. However, the Chinese Communist Party has departed ....

The Korean Peninsula is a house divided within itself and presents a dichotomy of values. The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North Korea), is a totalitarian regime headed by the Kim Family since ....

Japan, an island in East Asia, is a trade-centric country which plays a balancing act between geopolitical confrontation and economic cooperation. Its moderate approach strives to preclude Chinese .....

Southeast Asia is home to historically rich, politically varied, culturally vibrant and religiously diverse nations of Myanmar, Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, Timor-Leste, Laos, and the Philippines. 

Stretching from the Indian Ocean to the Pacific coastline of the USA, the Indo-Pacific encompasses 24 countries within its sphere. The region has become economically, strategically relevant with the rise of assertive Chinese ambitions. 

Considering the growing strategic, economic and cultural significance of North East India in the evolving dynamics of India’s East Asia policy, the Centre for East Asian Studies is proud to announce the establishment of its 6th pillar.....