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Can Tribal Communities in India and Taiwan Connect to Create a New Sphere of Cultural Exchange?
There are 16 Austronesian tribes in Taiwan: Amis, Atayal, Paiwan, Bunun, Pinuyumayan, Rukai, Cou, Saisiyat, Yami, Thao, Kavalan, Truku, Sakizaya, Sediq, Hla’alua and Kanakanavu. Their population is 571,816 (2019), or 2.42% of the total Taiwanese population, according to the International Work Group for Indigenous Affairs. Their affairs are managed by the ministry known as the…
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‘Operation Sindoor’ Was World’s First Contest Between Indian and Chinese Weapon Systems: Expert
India conducted ‘Operation Sindoor’ — punitive, precision strikes on nine terrorists camps inside Pakistan after 26 men were killed by terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir’s Baisaran Valley on April 22. The victims were shot in front of their families after being specifically identified as ‘Hindus’. Three-day border skirmishes and drone strikes between India and Pakistan…
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What Does India Becoming the Fourth Largest Global Economy Mean for Taiwan?
By Venus Upadhayaya Also published in The Sunday Guardian on June 8, 2025. India officially overtook Japan to become the fourth largest global economy at $4 trillion, declared its officials this week. The country is estimated to become the third largest economy by 2027. This rise of an Asian democracy will have a larger geo-economic…
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為何臺灣會在巴哈甘攻擊事件後發表聲明,支持印度對抗恐怖主義?
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Why Would Taiwan Issue a Statement in Support of India’s Actions Against Terrorist Post-Pahalgam?
By Venus Upadhayaya After India’s punitive and precision strikes against, what New Delhi serialized as nine terrorist sites inside Pakistan on May 7, a plethora of reactions poured in from governments around the world. These statements denoted their respective foreign policy in South Asia vis-a-vis India and Pakistan. Taiwan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) also…
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India-Taiwan Should Create Tailor-made, Sector-specific Accords That Would Serve as Catalysts for Immediate Trade
Namrata Hasija is a Research Fellow with the Centre for China Analysis and Strategy, and her primary area of interest is Chinese foreign policy and India-Taiwan relations. She was a recipient of the Taiwan Fellowship by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (2019-20) and the Huayu Enrichment Scholarship by the Ministry of Education, Taiwan (2014-15). Before…
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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 is Key to the Maritime Geopolitics of the Indo-Pacific: Navy Expert
Capt. Kamlesh Kumar Agnihotri (Rtd.) is an Indian navy veteran placed at New Delhi’s National Maritime Foundation (NMF) as a Senior Fellow. He earlier served as a Senior Fellow at the Centre for Joint Warfare Studies (CENJOWS), New Delhi. His expertise for 17 years has been on Chinese Defense Forces, particularly the Chinese Navy. He currently…
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Book: Indus Waters Story, Issues, Concerns, Perspectives
details: ‘Indus Waters Story, Issues, Concerns, Perspectives’ by Ashok Motwani and Sant Kumar Sharma Preface: Why Discuss Indus Waters Now? On 14 February 2019, a suicide attack was conducted by a Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) identified as Adil Dar by intelligence agencies) on a convoy carrying the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel in Pulwama, which killed…
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Finding Connection Between the Indian and Taiwanese Folk Heritage with an Indian Social Enterprise
The IndoPacificPolitics.com talked with Dheeraj Dubey, the founder of the Delhi based Centre for Contemporary Folklore, a project of the ParrotHouse Foundation for preserving folklore in India. With Dheeraj, IIP discussed India’s rich folk heritage and its connection with other folk heritages of the world, particularly the folk heritage of the 16 indigenous tribes of…