THE 1957 INDIA-JAPAN CULTURAL AGREEMENT: HISTORICAL CONTEXT AND SOURCE ANALYSIS (2025)
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№ 26 (28) (2025)
The article examines the historical context and main provisions of the Cultural Agreement between India and Japan, concluded in 1957. The study attempts to consider the agreement as an independent historical source, an example of Eastern methods of “soft power” used to strengthen the position of one’s country. The author concludes that the agreement was necessary to strengthen foreign policy ties in the region, it provided benefits to each of the parties, and laid the foundation for further cooperation.