Japan’s role in anchoring Northeast India in the Indo-Pacific Discourse

Japan’s strategic and geopolitical objectives drive its developmental initiatives in Northeast India within the larger Indo-Pacific narrative. To understand Japan’s engagement in the Northeast region (NER) of India, it is pertinent to reconsider Japan’s historical ties with Northeast India that are rooted in the shared memories of World War II, with the Battles of Imphal and Kohima serving as reminders of the past.