60 years of diplomacy in Asia

AT the same time that it regained its independence with the signing of the San Francisco Peace Treaty in 1951, Japan also concluded the Japan-US Security Treaty with the US. The existence of this security alliance - the dependence of Japan on the US for security - signified the abandonment of the policy of coercive power-based diplomacy pursued by pre-war imperial Japan in its diplomatic relations.

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Seeking roots

FOLLOWING on the very stimulating Lakshman Kadirgamar Memorial Conference on India-China Relations, the BCIS hosted a Conference on China-South Asia Relations. This was in collaboration with the China Institute for International Studies, and followed on China being granted Observer Status within the South Asian Association for International Cooperation.

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