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India’s Two-Track Week: Anchoring with Japan, Engaging at the SCO
By Rupal Kalebere Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visits to Tokyo and Tianjin in late August and early September 2025 highlight a new phase in India’s Asia strategy. These were not separate or contradictory events. Instead, they reflect two sides of the same approach: India is strengthening its partnership with Japan to build economic and technological…
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‘Taiwan Represents a Version of Chinese Culture that Preserved Freedom of Thought, Creativity, and Belief’: Author
Kay Rubacek is an author, filmmaker, and human value advocate with over 25 years of experience in media and communications. She is the author of Who Are China’s Walking Dead? (published in India as Socialist Diplomacy, Grim Realities of Contemporary China) and the newly released Chinese Dragons: The Mythical Creature Art Book. Her award-winning documentaries Finding Courage and Hard to Believe have exposed human…
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‘Wait and See How India Negotiate with US’: Dhaka Expert
Tanbirul Islam is a geo-economic analyst based out of Dhaka, Bangladesh. He worked closely with the Nobel Peace Laureate and the current Chief Adviser of Bangladesh, Dr. Muhammad Yunus, at the Yunus Centre, a think tank established by Yunus in 2006 to work on poverty alleviation and sustainability. Tanbirul possesses extensive expertise in politics, investment,…
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Part 3: The Historical Linkage Between Korea, China and Taiwan
By Roger Chifeng Liu The first can be read here: Part 1: The Historical Linkage Between Korea, China and Taiwan The second can be read here: Part 2: The Historical Linkage Between Korea, China and Taiwan (From Yeongjo Annals of the Veritable Records of the Joseon Dynasty) Third month, day 2: The king received the grand councilors…
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Part 2: Historical Linkage Between Korea, China and Taiwan
By Roger Chifeng Liu The first can be read here: Part 1: The Historical Linkage Between Korea, China and Taiwan What follows is a modern-Chinese rendering of royal–ministerial conversations preserved in the Yeongjo Annals of the Veritable Records of the Joseon Dynasty. Third month, day 1 (ji-you): The king convened Confucian scholars to read “The…
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Part 1: The Historical Linkage Between Korea, China and Taiwan
By Roger Chifeng Liu The situation on the Korean Peninsula has often been linked to the Taiwan Strait in modern times. In the spring of 1950, the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) briefed the President and the National Security Council, assessing that the Chinese Communists would soon cross the sea to seize Taiwan. On June…
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After Tianjin SCO Where Does India Fit in China’s Vision?
By Venus Upadhayaya The timing of the Tianjin SCO has incidentally complemented the timing of Trump’s 50 percent punitive tariffs on India that kicked off just three days before Modi landed at the Chinese summit and met Chinese leader Xi Jinping. There’s certainly some buzz about China coming with a hand to help India heal…
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‘Asia-Pacific’ Remains Critical for Trump: Expert
‘It takes some political wisdom for Taiwan to maneuver between the two great powers.‘ Zhiqun Zhu, PhD, is a Professor of Political Science and International Relations at Pennsylvania‘s Bucknell University. He was Bucknell’s International Relations Department Chair (2017-2021), inaugural Director of the China Institute (2013–2017), and MacArthur Chair in East Asian politics (2008–2014). He previously…
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Modi’s Tokyo Visit: India and Japan Deepen Ties Amid U.S. Trade Frictions and China’s Assertiveness
By Rupal Kalebere Hours before Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Tokyo visit for the 15th India–Japan Annual Summit, Japan’s chief tariff negotiator abruptly canceled his trip to Washington. Ryosei Akazawa had been scheduled for a 10th round of talks with the Trump administration on automobile tariffs and a massive $550 billion Japanese investment pledge. The cancellation…
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Taiwan Banks Redraw Their India Strategy From Mumbai to Gujarat’s Gift City
By Aditya Shrivastava/ The Indo-Pacific Politics Two major financial organizations of Taiwan, Taipei Fubon Commercial Bank and CTBC Bank, are planning to have a major presence in the Indian market by establishing branches within Gujarat International Finance Tec-City (GIFT City). This is a significant development between India and Taiwan and it speaks of increasing economic,…
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