While Western alliances were crucial for immediate economic growth and technological acquisition, Adav's long-term geopolitical strategy called for a deeper pivot towards the East, specifically with Japan. He saw Japan not merely as a trading partner, but as a potential counterweight to Western naval dominance and a crucial ally in the coming global conflicts, which the Codex continued to warn him were inevitable.
Bose's diplomatic efforts extended to the Far East. He engaged with Japanese diplomats and industrialists, emphasizing shared Asian heritage and mutual economic benefit. Adav, through his vast network of spies and business contacts, presented compelling cases for deeper cooperation. India could provide abundant raw materials (manganese, iron ore, cotton) and a vast market for Japanese manufactured goods. Japan, in turn, possessed advanced naval technology and burgeoning industrial capabilities that India desperately needed.
The trade agreements forged with Japan were not just for goods; they included extensive technical exchange programs. Indian engineers and scientists from Bharat Corporation were sent to study in Japanese factories and shipyards, gaining invaluable experience in modern production techniques and design principles for shipbuilding and heavy machinery. This subtle transfer of knowledge was a direct circumvention of British efforts to prevent India from acquiring military-industrial capabilities.
Adav envisioned a future where an independent India and a rising Japan could form a formidable economic and, if necessary, military axis in Asia, balancing the power of the Western colonial empires. This policy of careful diversification and strategic alliances laid the groundwork for India to emerge as a truly non-aligned economic powerhouse, able to choose its partners based on its own national interests, rather than being dictated by the fading British Raj.