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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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After Drone Deal Taiwan’s Interest in India’s D4 Anti-drone Platform May Advance: Expert
India Should Urgently Update its Dual-Use Items’ Export control list to include unmanned systems Rupal Kalebere is a researcher in defense policy and law, currently serving as a Senior Researcher at the Society for Aerospace, Maritime and Defence Studies(SAMDeS) and Programming Director at Young Professionals in Foreign Policy (YPFP) Tokyo. She regularly writes on India’s defense developments in both…
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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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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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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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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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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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‘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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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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