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How Can India Design Future Security for its Trade Routes Around Taiwan?
By Vaibhav Agrawal The strategic logic is simple but uncomfortable that Taiwan sits astride flows of unusually high economic density, and the consequence of instability there is not a localized hiccup but a systemic shock to global supply chains. I have watched consignments of precision electronics move through these watercourses with the same care one…
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Cemented Lower Outlet Gates of Salal Hydroelectric Power Project and the Day Water Stopped in Chenab
During Jammu floods India shared river water information with Pakistani diplomats and not with the designated engineers as was done earlier under the treaty. This was a humanitarian gesture. By Venus Upadhayaya After India suspended its participation from the Indus Water Treaty on April 23, media the world over reported about India temporarily stopping the…
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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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美國-印度關係急遽下滑
By Dhruva Jaishankar/ Translated by Kai-Yuan Liu 過去幾個月內，美國和印度的關係從原先的穩定且未來可期，轉變為緊張且起伏不定。對於這個轉變，美國和印度的評論者有各種不同類型的解釋，從條理清晰的到徹底的陰謀論都有。川普第二任期下的美國-印度關係的初期，莫迪總理（Narendra Modi）很早的時候便於二月出訪華盛頓，並且簽署了一份具有建設性的備忘錄，協議深化貿易、防禦、能源和科技合作，而絕大多數的解釋都沒有觸及該關係發生轉變的核心。事實上，美國-印度關係的急遽變化主因是雙方在巴基斯坦和貿易上的嚴重意見分歧。
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India Needs to Cultivate Emotional Rationality to Face a World Led by US-China Competition
By Venus Upadhayaya India is about emotions and we have always taken pride in it–our culture, our civilizational pedigree, our history and our nationalism is all about emotions. While progressing let’s not add irrationality to it! Let’s accept we are the largest demography experiencing the biggest ever socio-economic transition the world has ever witnessed before.…
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Navigating Disruptions: Four Leadership Lessons from an Averted Indian Flight Crisis
By Bharat Wakhlu The recent crash of Air India flight 171 in Ahmedabad has created a lot of paranoia in the aviation industry and among air travellers. However there’s another recent incident of an averted aviation crisis that calls for attention and appreciation. The Indo-Pacific Politics is publishing with permission this short article titled ‘Navigating…
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Ahead of US-India Trade Negotiations: Some Reflections on Trump’s Statements on the Recent India-Pakistan Crisis!
By Venus Upadhayaya Published in the Sunday Guardian on May 16, 2025. As a crisis unfolded between India and Pakistan after the April 22 Pahalgam attack that killed 26 Hindu tourists, US President Donald Trump made a few statements. Both India and Pakistan reacted to these statements that denote their respective foreign policies and thus…
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Taiwan and the Evolution of QUAD: Will the Two Converge?
By Dr. Satoru Nagao To delve into where Taiwan and QUAD will converge in the future, we need to ask ourselves a few simple questions: What is the meaning of QUAD in today’s Indo-Pacific and why is Taiwan important in this emerging context of the Indo-Pacific? The QUAD is a security arrangement between Japan, the…
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What Southeast Asia Can Learn From India-China Water Politics?
By Neeraj Singh Manhas Over the past 75 years, India and China have navigated a complex and often contentious diplomatic relationship, marked by moments of cooperation and long periods of tension. The two nations, which share a vast border, have found themselves embroiled in numerous disputes, from territorial issues to economic rivalry. Yet, despite their…
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