Vindu is a PhD candidate at Graduate School of Public Policy, University of Tokyo. Her dissertation focuses on Japanese Prime Minister Abe’s Kantei Diplomacy, while her research interests include the evolving security architecture of the Indo-Pacific. She earned a MSc in International Relations from the University of Bristol, and a BA (Hons) in Political Science from the University of Delhi.
This article was written in collaboration with Prof. Yoichiro Sato. A professor of International Relations and Asia-Pacific Studies at Ritsumeikan…