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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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Ahead of Modi’s Japan Trip Expert Says Japan Seeks Diverse Allies that are ‘More into Sovereignty than Hegemony’
Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi will travel to Japan today evening for a two-day summit beginning tomorrow. Among many significant things happening between the two countries is the Japanese intent to invest $68 billion in India in the next ten years and an agreement to exchange over 500,000 people in the next five years. The…
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चीन के सफेद कागज़ और धुंधली नीयतों की कहानी
लेखक:कमलेश के अग्निहोत्री/अनुवादक:आदित्य श्रीवास्तव चीन की राज्य परिषद ने 12 मई 2025 को “नए युग में चीन की राष्ट्रीय सुरक्षा” शीर्षक से एक श्वेत पत्र जारी किया। इस दस्तावेज़ का पूरा पाठ फिलहाल केवल चीनी भाषा में उपलब्ध है, जबकि अंग्रेज़ी में केवल इसका संक्षिप्त सारांश सार्वजनिक किया गया है। इस सारांश में चीन ने…
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America’s Grand Strategy and its Recent Behaviour Towards India
By Venus Upadhayaya How can a strategy take a drastic shift without a plan. The recent shift in America’s behaviour towards India may not be just limited to Trump’s personal behaviour but would actually come from the evolving American Grand Strategy characterised by a shift from Indo-Pacific focus to Eurasian pivot. I started to think…
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मुंबई से GIFT सिटी तक: ताइवानी बैंक बदल रहे भारत में अपनी रणनीति
लेखक: आदित्य श्रीवास्तव / इंडो-पैसिफिक पॉलिटिक्स रिपोर्टर ताइवान के दो प्रमुख वित्तीय संस्थान, ताइपे फुबोन कमर्शियल बैंक और सीटीबीसी बैंक, भारत के बाजार में अपनी उपस्थिति को मजबूत करने के लिए गुजरात इंटरनेशनल फाइनेंस टेक-सिटी (GIFT सिटी) में शाखाएं खोलने की योजना बना रहे हैं। यह भारत और ताइवान के बीच बढ़ते आर्थिक और वित्तीय सहयोग…
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