Research Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr. Jagannath Panda’s article on Japan’s Blue Dot Network (BDN), titled ‘Shinzo Abe’s Infrastructure Diplomacy’ has been published in Asia Times on July 31, 2020.
The article analyses how the BDN could emerge as one foreign-policy instrument that Japan can apply to strengthen diplomatic, economic and security partnerships. Consequently, the BDN can help Japan emerge as a leading regional and global power in the post-Covid-19 world order.