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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]