Feng Libing

is Assistant Research Fellow at the Institute of International Relations and the Center for China’s Neighbor Diplomacy Studies, Yunnan University.

1 “The ‘Expanded Partnership for Quality Infrastructure’ Initiative Directed Toward the G7 Ise-shima Summit Meeting Announced,” Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, Government of Japan, May 23, 2016, ttps://www.meti.go.jp/english/press/2016/0523_01.html.

2 “Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of India, Background,” http://dfccil.gov.in/dfccil_app/ Background.

3 “Japan to Cooperate on ‘Smart City’ Initiative in Chennai,” Embassy of Japan in India, July 2017, https://www.in.emb-japan.go.jp/files/000276846.pdf.

4 “Look East Policy and the North Eastern States,” Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region, Government of India, February 15, 2011, http://mdoner.gov.in/contentimages/files/aspects_of_look_east_ Policy.pdf.

5 Takema Sakamoto, “For Promotion of Intra-regional Connectivity: India-japan Partnership for Economic Development in the Northeast,” March 20, 2018, https://www.jica.go.jp/india/english/office/ others/c8h0vm00009ylo4c-att/presentations_18.pdf.

6 “India-japan Fact Sheets: India-japan Development Cooperation in the Indo-pacific including Africa,” Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India, October 29, 2018, https://www.mea.gov.in/bilateraldocuments.htm?dtl/30544/indiajapan_fact_sheets.

7 ”Japan and India Plans for ‘Asia Economic Corridor’ to Restrain China,” Ministry of Commerce of China, January 20, 2014, http://www.mofcom.gov.cn/article/i/jyjl/j/201401/20140100465469.shtml.

8 “Economic Opportunities in Rakhine State,” Global New Light of Myanmar, May 19, 2017, http://www. globalnewlightofmyanmar.com/economic-opportunities-in-rakhine-state.

9 “India-japan Fact Sheets: India-japan Development Cooperation in the Indo-pacific including Africa.” 10 “Northern Corridor Transit and Transport Coordination Authority, Background,” http://www.ttcanc. org/page.php?id=11.

11 “Signing of Japanese ODA Loan Agreement with the Republic of Kenya for Mombasa Port Development Project (Phase 2) ,” JICA, March 20, 2015, https://www.jica.go.jp/english/news/press/2014/ 150310_01.html.

12 S. K. Mohanty, Priyadarshi Dash, Vaibhav Kaushik and Bhaskar Kashyap, “Trade Facilitation in Asia Africa Growth Corridor: Potential for India-japan Cooperation,” Research and Information System for Developing Countries, November 2017, http://www.ris.org.in/trade-facilitation-asia-africa-growthcorridor-potential-india-japan-cooperation-africa.

13 Dipanjan Roy Chaudhury, “India, Japan to Develop Ports to Counter China,” The Economic Times, May 30, 2018, https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/india-japan-to-developports-to-counter-china/articleshow/64377787.cms.

14 Lian Degui and Jin Yongming, Ocean Strategy of Japan, Current Affairs Publishing House, 2016, p.167.

15 RIS, ERIA, and IDE-JETRO, “Asia Africa Growth Corridor: Partnership for Sustainable and Innovative Development,” May 22-26, 2017, p.12, http://www.eria.org/asia-africa-growth-corridordocument.pdf; Neha Sinha, “Asia-africa Growth Corridor: Can It Be A Game Changer?” Vivekananda International Foundation, June 5, 2017, www.vifindia.org/article/2017/june/05/asia-africa-growthcorridor-can-it-be-a-game-changer.

16 Lou Chunhao, “The Asia-africa Growth Corridor: Content, Motivation and Prospects,” China International Studies, No.2, 2018, pp.131-152.

17 Harsh V. Pant, “China’s Rise Leads India and Japan to Wary Embrace,” https://yaleglobal.yale.edu/ content/chinas-rise-leads-india-and-japan-wary-embrace.

18 “The ‘Expanded Partnership for Quality Infrastructure’ Initiative Directed Toward the G7 Ise-shima Summit Meeting Announced,” Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, Government of Japan.

19 “The Prime Minister in Action: Meeting of the Management Council for Infrastructure Strategy,” Prime Ministerofjapanandhiscabinet,may23,2016,http://japan.kantei.go.jp/97_abe/actions/201605/23article5. html.

20 Nishimura Hidetoshi, “Connectivity between ASEAN and India and the Significance of the Dawei Development Project,” Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry, November 2013, https://www. rieti.go.jp/en/special/p_a_w/036.html.

21 International Cooperation Bureau, MOFA, “Priority Policy for Development Cooperation, FY2017,” April 2017, p.4, https://www.mofa.go.jp/files/000259285.pdf.

22 Jagannath Panda, “The Asia-africa Growth Corridor: An India-japan Arch in the Making?” Focus

Asia, No.21, August 2017, http://isdp.eu/publication/asia-africa-growth-corridor-aagc-india-japan. 23 Patrick M. Cronin and Darshana M. Baruah, “The Modi Doctrine for the Indo-pacific Maritime Region,” The Diplomat, December 2, 2014, https://thediplomat.com/2014/12/the-modi-doctrine-for-theindo-pacific-maritime-region.

24 “U.s.-japan Security Consultative Committee 2019 Fact Sheet,” Office of the Spokesperson, US Department of State, April 19, 2019, https://www.state.gov/u-s-japan-security-consultative-committee2019-fact-sheet.

25 Shinzo Abe, “Asia’s Democratic Security Diamond,” Project Syndicate, December 27, 2012, https://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/a-strategic-alliance-for-japan-and-india-by-shinzoabe?barrier=accesspaylog.

26 “India-japan Fact Sheets: India-japan Cooperation in Railways,” Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India, October 29, 2018, https://www.mea.gov.in/bilateral-documents.htm?dtl/30544/ Indiajapan_fact_sheets.

27 Ibid.

28 “India-japan Fact Sheets: India-japan Cooperation in Railways.”

29 RIS, ERIA, and IDE-JETRO, “Asiaafrica Growth Corridor: Partnership for Sustainable and Innovative Development”.

30 Shalini Umachandran, “Little Tokyo in Chennai,” The Times of India, December 4, 2013, https:// timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/little-tokyo-in-chennai/articleshow/26819744.cms.

31 Nippon Koei, East Nippon Expressway, and Padeco, “Study on the Bangalore – Chennai Expressway Construction Project in the Republic of India,” February 2012, https://www.jetro.go.jp/jetro/activities/ contribution/oda/model_study/earth_infra/pdf/h23_saitaku_01e.pdf.

32 “‘Delhi Mumbai Industrial Corridor’ to Help Japanese Investors,” Business Standard, August 3, 2016, https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/delhi-mumbai-industrial-corridor-to-help-japaneseinvestors-116080301476_1.html.

33 “JICA’S Cooperation Adds Powerful Electric Locomotives for ‘Western Dedicated Freight Corridor’,” JICA, September 15, 2017, https://www.jica.go.jp/india/english/office/topics/press170915_02.html. 34 Ibid.

35 Takafumi Fujisawa and Kazuaki Yamamoto, eds., “2017 Progress Survey Report of Infrastructure Projects in CADP 2.0,” July 2018, pp.29-30, http://www.eria.org/uploads/media/research-project-report/ ERIA_RPR_FY2017_01.PDF.

36 Dipanjan Roy Chaudhury, “India, Japan to Develop Ports to Counter China.”

37 Li Li, “New Trends in India’s Great-power Strategy,” Contemporary International Relations, No.12, 2017, pp.19-21.

38 Lan Jianxue, “India’s ‘Link West’ Strategy: Origin, Progress and Prospects,” China International

Studies, No.4, 2019, pp.131-154.

39 Lin Minwang, “Construction of ‘the Indo-pacific’ and the Tension of Asian Geopolitics,” Foreign Affairs Review, No.1, 2018, pp.16-35.

40 Li Wen, “The Japanese Culture and Japan’s Diplomatic Dilemma,” Journal of Contemporary Asiapacific, No.12, 2007, pp.14-19.

41 Meng Xiaoxu, “Partnership for Quality Infrastructure: The Japanese Initiative and Its Prospects,” China International Studies, No.3, 2017, pp.76-86.