Priyanshu Kumar

Priyanshu Kumar is a researcher specializing in India–Japan relations, with a focus on strategic affairs, cultural diplomacy, and the Indo-Pacific. Kumar holds a Master's degree in Japanese from Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU). His research explores the historical, cultural, and strategic dimensions of the India–Japan partnership, with particular interest in civilizational linkages, Buddhist diplomacy, and contemporary geopolitical cooperation.

Why is Japan quietly building an industrial corridor through India’s Northeast?

For most of the coverage cycle around Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's July visit to New Delhi, the headline numbers did the talking about...