India’s Dependence on China in the Renewable Energy Industry and the Future Outlook

India has had territorial disputes with China over their Himalayan border for many years and in June 2020 clashes between the armies of the two countries occurred in the Galwan Valley along the Himalayan border, exacerbating the confrontation between them. On the other hand, India is still importing many industrial products from China even now. Excessive dependence on China’s technologies and components in strategic fields has become a source of security concerns.

By Masahide Takahashi, Senior Research Fellow, Middle East Institute of Japan

Putin’s India Visit Amid Strained Indo-U.S. Relations

On the evening of December 4, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi personally greeted Russian President Vladimir Putin—whom he called a “friend”—at the foot of the aircraft stairs at a Delhi airbase. The two shared a handshake and an embrace before traveling together in the same car to the Prime Minister’s Residence for dinner. While similar scenes of the two sharing a vehicle were observed during the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in Tianjin, China, in September, it is extremely rare for Modi to personally receive a foreign leader at the airport.

By Toru Ito, Professor, Department of International Relations & Graduate School of Security Studies, National Defense Academy of Japan

Blue carbon collaboration at COP30: Technical outcomes and pathways

On 11 November 2025, the Ocean Pavilion at COP30 in Belém hosted the session “Blue Carbon Collaboration: Sharing Japan’s Coastal Solutions with Asia and Beyond (Including Marine CDR Pathways)”, organised by the Ocean Policy Research Institute of the Sasakawa Peace Foundation (OPRI-SPF).