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Potential of Cultural Diplomacy for India-Taiwan Ties
By Dr. Sampa Kundu Cultural diplomacy is crucial for India and Taiwan for several strategic, soft power, and identity-related reasons. It has emerged as a key element in India-Taiwan bilateral relations due to limited political-diplomatic ties. Cultural diplomacy is a powerful, low-risk, high-impact tool in this context. It serves many purposes for India. Through cultural…
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Taiwan Doesn’t Have an ‘Expiration Date’ like Hong Kong, and PRC’s Desire for Reunification is ‘Problematic’: American Thought Leader
Ravi Batra is a renowned American attorney based out of New York and a long-time Chairman of the National Advisory Council of South Asian Affairs, since 2007 when he was sworn in on Capital Hill. He was the counsel to Ukraine from 2015 to 2021 and his law firm, the Law Firm of Ravi Batra,…
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India’s Strategic Outreach to Taiwan: A Calibrated, Independent Partnership
By Prof. (Dr.) Nishakant Ojha India’s growing engagement with Taiwan has increasingly drawn global attention. What was once limited to unofficial economic and academic exchanges has evolved into a multifaceted partnership involving trade, technology, education, labor mobility, and covert strategic dialogue. However, this outreach has also raised questions, particularly regarding how India’s Taiwan strategy aligns—or…
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What India Needs for Its Semiconductor Vision? How Can Taiwan Help it?
Parv Sharma is a Senior Analyst with Counterpoint Technology based out of India. Counterpoint Technology is a global firm providing analytics, content, delivery or after-sales support to businesses in AI, Semiconductors, Automotive, loT & cloT, Consumer Electronics, eSIM, Smartphones, Manufacturing, Network and Infrastructure etc. The Indo-Pacific Politics talked with Parv Sharma to get an industry…
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Taiwan and India Silently Signed a Private-Sector Drone Deal, Expert Calls it ‘Significant’
Taiwan’s Common Wealth Magazine on June 27 reported an important private-sector, drone deal between India and Taiwan that happened in late April after the Pahalgam attack and before the launch of India’s Operation Sindoor against several terrorist-linked infrastructure facilities inside Pakistan on May 7. The Indo-Pacific Politics interviewed, Sameer Patil, the Director of the Centre…
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Taiwan’s Tech Leadership is About ‘Cost and Geopolitics’: AI Industry Leader
Dr. Sahar Tahvili (Ph.D.), is an Adjunct Associate Professor in the AI Industrial Systems in Sweden and the co-author of the book, Artificial Intelligence Methods for Optimization of the Software Testing Process: With Practical Examples and Exercises along with Leo Hatvani, a machine learning engineer and an expert in natural language processing. Dr. Tahvilli was…
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India-Taiwan Chip Diplomacy is Unique and Thriving: Researcher
India’s Semiconductor dream has started to unfold. The country is set to launch its first domestically produced semiconductor chip utilizing 28 to 90 nanometre technology by this year end. Under its Semiconductor Mission, the country is also currently developing six chip fabrication units. Taiwan is an important part of these developments–Foxcom or the Taiwanese Hon…
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In a Major Change in Trade Approach India scrutinizes its Export of Rare Earths to Japan, Seeking Magnets in Return: Expert
By Venus Upadhayaya India’s contemplating halting the export of rare earth minerals to Japan. News reports last week describe it as a move to secure domestic supplies and to reduce dependence on China that launched restrictions on seven rare earth elements and finished magnets in April. An expert described it as a major change in…
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India’s ‘Strategic Silence’ on Tariffs Far From Passive: Experts
By Venus Upadhayaya (This article was written during J.D. Vance’s trip to India from April 20-24. But because of the Pahalgam attack of April 22 and the conflict and crisis between India and Pakistan in its aftermath, it couldn’t be published in time. Meanwhile US-China reached a tariff truce for 90 days in a meeting…
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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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