Reimagining the Indo-Pacific Episode 8: Decolonising the Foreign Policy Discourse

In the final episode of Reimagining the Indo-Pacific, Aditi Mukund speaks to Dr Mana Takahashi of Kanda University, Japan, Cathryn Clüver Ashbrook from the Bertelsmann Stiftung, Germany, and Ambika Vishwanath, co-founder of Kubernein Initiative.

This episode explores the need to decolonise mainstream foreign policy discourse, and its relevance in the Indo-Pacific. Guests bring in perspectives from Japan, Germany, and India, and discuss how globalisation and diverse partnerships are reshaping traditional governance models to better reflect local interests and histories.