Japan-US alliance should be expanded by including India, Australia

India's News.Net Friday 25th July, 2008 (ANI) New Delhi, July 25 : The Japan-US alliance should be expanded with inclusion of countries like India, Australia, New Zealand, Indonesia, South Korea for better strategic and economic safety and better coordination in the fight against terrorism, a Japanese scholar has said. The suggestion came from Professor Robert D Eldridge, Director of the US-Japan Alliance Affairs Division, Center for International Security Studies and Policy, Osaka University, while delivering a talk on "The Japan-US Alliance in Asia: Challenges and Prospects" at Observer Research Foundation, a public policy think tank based in New Delhi. Prof. Eldridge said China also may be provided entry but with conditions, like transparency in its military budget, respect for human rights, introduction of democracy, etc.... [read full story]