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2026. 9. 21

Prof. FUKUNAGA Masaaki (Visiting Professor)

“Mecca Pact Reshapes South and West Asian Security: A Shaken India”
Professor FUKUNAGA Masaaki has published an essay on the Mecca Pact — a joint defense agreement between Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, and Turkey.
Alter Plaza E-mail Magazine, Column: Focus on India and South Asia (45)
Note: Originally written in Japanese.
[Link]
2026. 9. 21

Ms. Nayanima Basu (Visiting Researcher)

“Observe Existing Agreements And Understandings: Modi Tells Xi On LAC”
Visiting Researcher Nayanima Basu has published an article on the Modi–Xi summit meeting held on the sidelines of the BRICS Summit.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping held an hourlong bilateral meeting on Saturday on the sidelines of the BRICS Summit in New Delhi.
BY Nayanima Basu
Updated at: 12 Sep 2026 11:06 PM (IST)
[Link]
2026. 8. 21

Prof. FUKUNAGA Masaaki (Visiting Professor)

“Bangladesh’s First Nuclear Power Plant in Question: Whose Electricity, Whose Development?”
Professor FUKUNAGA Masaaki has published an essay on the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant construction project — Bangladesh’s first nuclear power plant — examining the relationship between people and energy.
Alter Plaza E-mail Magazine, Column: Focus on India and South Asia (44)
Note: Originally written in Japanese.
[Link]
[PDF file]
2026. 8. 21

Ms. Nayanima Basu (Visiting Researcher)

“OPINION | Taliban No More A Pariah For India, Thanks To Islamabad”
Visiting Researcher Nayanima Basu has published an article on the Taliban’s “Victory Day” in Afghanistan and its relationship with India.
BY Nayanima Basu
Five years after the Taliban took control in Afghanistan, the Islamist fundamentalist group openly celebrated its return from New Delhi to Beijing, referring to it as ‘Victory Day’.
ABP, BY Nayanima Basu, 20 Aug 2026
[Link]
2026. 7. 27

Ms. Nayanima Basu (Visiting Researcher)

Articles on Bangladesh and the Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) movement
Visiting Researcher Nayanima Basu has published articles on Bangladesh and the Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) movement.

・“There have to be some signals, some gestures from our closest neighbour, India”
BY Nayanima Basu
Bangladesh’s departing High Commissioner to India, M. Riaz Hamidullah, speaking exclusively to Gateway House’s Nayanima Basu.
[Link]

・“Cockroach’s Mosaic Vision On India’s Global Image”
ABP, BY Nayanima Basu, 23 Jul 2026
[Link]
2026. 7. 27

Prof. FUKUNAGA Masaaki (Visiting Professor)

“What the Dissolution of Mitsubishi Mahindra Agricultural Machinery Reveals: The Illusion of Japan-India Business, an ‘Unchosen Japan,’ and Who Are Japan-India Relations For?”
Professor FUKUNAGA Masaaki has published an article on Indian society and politics and Japan-India relations.
Alter Plaza, No. 99 (No. 271 overall), July 20, 2026
Column: Focus: India and South Asia (43)
Note: Originally written in Japanese.
[Link]
2026. 7. 17

Prof. TAGA Masayuki (Visiting Professor)

“BJP One-Party Dominance in Indian Politics: As Seen from Recent State Assembly Election Results”
Professor TAGA Masayuki has published an article on recent developments in India’s state assembly elections.
Gendai India Forum (Contemporary India Forum), No. 70, Summer 2026
Japan-India Association
[Link]
2026. 7. 10

Ms. Nayanima Basu (Visiting Researcher)

“India Looks For Indo-Pacific Partners Beyond U.S. As China Gets Aggressive”
ABP, 09 Jul 2026
Modi’s three-nation tour reflects Delhi’s recognition of MAHASAGAR for strategic gains as China goes ballistic.
[Link]
2026. 7. 10

Prof. FUKUNAGA Masaaki (Visiting Professor)

“The Reality of Indian Society Seen Through the ‘Cockroach People’s Party’”
Focus on India and South Asia (42)
Online magazine “Alter Plaza,” June 2026 issue (20 June 2026)
Note: Originally written in Japanese.
[PDF file]
2026. 6. 21

Prof. HORIMOTO Takenori (Visiting Professor)

New Book: “The Story of India’s History”
Cover of “The Story of India’s History”
Title: The Story of India’s History: From the Indus Civilization to the Mughal Empire and the Present Day
Series: Chuko Shinsho 2912
Publisher: Chuokoron-Shinsha
Price: ¥1,200
Published: June 2026
India traces its origins to the Indus Civilization of 2600 BCE. The foundations of its society and culture were laid between the Vedic period and the Gupta dynasty. In the medieval era, Islamic powers entered the subcontinent, giving rise to numerous competing dynasties. The Mughal Empire ruled for some 300 years from the 16th century, followed by the period of British rule, before independence was finally achieved in 1947. Since the late 20th century, India’s remarkable growth has established its presence on the world stage. This book traces the long and complex 5,000-year trajectory of this “21st-century superpower.”
Note: Originally written in Japanese.
2026. 6. 5

HORIMOTO Takenori, Ph.D. (Visiting Professor)
TAGA Masayuki (Visiting Professor)

Co-translation: Voices of Dissent
Voices of Dissent cover
Title: 異議の声
Author: Romila Thapar
Original title: VOICES OF DISSENT : An Essay
Translator: HORIMOTO Takenori, Ph.D. (Visiting Professor)
Translator: TAGA Masayuki (Visiting Professor)
Publisher: Kadensha
Publication date: May 2026
Note: Published in Japanese.
URL: [Link]
2026. 5. 25

Prof. FUKUNAGA Masaaki (Visiting Professor)

“Facing the ‘Great Power India’ Narrative Directly: Breaking with Illusions and Learning from Reality”
Online magazine “Alter Plaza,” May 2026 issue (20 May 2026)
Focus on India and South Asia (41)
Note: Originally written in Japanese.
[PDF file]
2026. 5. 25

Ms. Nayanima Basu (Visiting Researcher)

“Interview with Sheikh Hasina”
20 MAY 2026, Gateway House
An exclusive interaction with former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
[Link]
2026. 5. 25

Dr. HASHIMOTO Kazunori (Research Fellow)

“India Holds the Key to Rimland Hegemony: The Rising Importance of the Indian Ocean”
Shinseikai Korai, June 2026 issue
Note: Originally written in Japanese.
[PDF file]
2026. 4. 24

Prof. FUKUNAGA Masaaki (Visiting Professor)

“Transformation of Nepal’s 2026 General Election and Political Structure — Generational Change, the End of Bhagbandha Politics, and a Question for Japan”
Focus on India and South Asia (40)
Online magazine “Alter Plaza,” April 2026 issue (20 April 2026)
Note: Originally written in Japanese.
[Link]
2026. 4. 24

Ms. Nayanima Basu (Visiting Researcher)

“Nuclear Weapons Have No Place in Iran’s Military Doctrine”
ABP News, 23 April 2026
[Link]
2026. 4. 24

Ms. Nayanima Basu (Visiting Researcher)

“India’s Two-Track Myanmar Policy Reflects Crucial Interests: Ex-Amb Rajiv Bhatia”
StratNews Global, 20 April 2026
[Link]
2026. 4. 24

Ms. Nayanima Basu (Visiting Researcher)

“Bangladesh’s Bumpy Road Ahead”
Gateway House, 15 April 2026
[Link]