{"product_id":"9789819283682","title":"Japan–Bangladesh Strategic Partnership in Asia's Changing Geopolitics","description":"\u003ch3\u003ePalgrave Series in Indo-Pacific Studies\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eJapan–Bangladesh Strategic Partnership in Asia's Changing Geopolitics\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eA B M Razaul Karim Faquire\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003ePolitical Science \/ World \/ Asian\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis book provides the first comprehensive, multi-disciplinary analysis of the Japan–Bangladesh relationship—one of Asia's most consequential bilateral partnerships. Moving beyond donor–recipient frameworks, it traces five decades of cooperation from post-independence diplomacy to the 2023 Strategic Partnership and 2026 Economic Partnership Agreement.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe book introduces three original analytical concepts—institutional accumulation, developmental balancing, and omni-enmeshment—to explain how states of unequal power build durable, mutually beneficial relationships. It examines Japan's contributions to Bangladesh's infrastructure, trade, labour mobility, and human capital, alongside their growing collaboration in maritime security and regional diplomacy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt also addresses the relationship's darker dimensions: the wartime legacy in Bengal and Arakan, the Rohingya crisis, and the strategic pressures of US–China competition. Drawing on the author's unique position as a Bangladeshi scholar with deep Japanese academic formation, this volume offers scholars, policymakers, and practitioners an essential resource for understanding how asymmetrical partnerships can thrive in a contested Indo-Pacific.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA B M Razaul Karim Faquire\u003c\/strong\u003e, PhD, is a linguist and independent researcher specializing in Japanese linguistics and sociolinguistics. Former Professor and Director at the University of Dhaka, he held visiting positions at Kobe Gakuin University, NINJAL, UPSI, and TUFS. A prolific columnist, he writes extensively on Asian geopolitics, language, and culture.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e13 May 2027\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSpringer Nature Singapore\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePalgrave Macmillan\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9789819283682\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Springer Nature Singapore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":63414086926476,"sku":"9789819283682","price":143.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9789819283682","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}