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  • Why is Taiwan Seeking a Free Trade Agreement with India?

    By Aditya Shrivastava/The Indo-Pacific Politics India-Taiwan relations have steadily matured since the mid-1990s, marked by economic engagement, pragmatic collaboration, and quiet diplomacy amid the One-China policy constraints. While India does not formally recognize Taiwan diplomatically, both sides maintain representative offices the India-Taipei Association in Taipei and the Taipei Economic and Cultural Center in New Delhi…

  • 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…

  • India has a role to play in the emerging strategic triad between Japan, Taiwan and Philippines: Expert

    There’s an existing discussion on the growing triad between the US, Philippines and Japan but at the backdrop of it is the strategic triangle between Japan, Taiwan and Philippines. In fact the latter runs like an underlying thread through the former because while the tensions across the Taiwan strait are popularly looked at from the…

  • “Eagle in the Arm”: India’s Vision for Drone Readiness

    By Rupal Kalebere On 18 September 2025, India’s Chief of Army Staff visited the Army’s drone training facility at Likabali in Arunachal Pradesh, marking the full-scale integration of Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) into Indian Army training and operations. The visit reaffirmed commitments first announced at the Kargil Vijay Diwas ceremony on 26 July 2025, where…

  • ‘Taiwan represents the single most sensitive junction in the Indo-Pacific maritime order’: Maritime Lawyer

    The consequences of instability in Indo-Pacific waters manifest directly into the Indian economy and the factory floor. Vaibhav Agrawal is a maritime and logistics legal professional specialising in high-value cross-border shipping, finance, and compliance. His practice covers sanctions compliance, multimodal transport disputes and cargo claims under arbitral frameworks. As a former defence editor, he brings…

  • How India’s National Security Concerns are Impacting its Foreign Policy?

    Vicky Nanjappa is an Indian journalist with over 25 years of experience. He started off in his hometown in Kodagu district reporting general topics for local newspapers. Following this he was based out of both Bengaluru and New Delhi, where he covered the legal beat before moving on to writing on internal security. He has…

  • Indian Top Researcher at Taiwan’s Academia Sinica Wins Competition By German Institute

    Dr. Balchandar Navaneethan, an Indian post-doctoral fellow at Academia Sinica, Taiwan’s most prestigious research institute is the first international student winner of “The Falling Walls Lab Science Competition,” hosted by the German Institute Taipei. Common Wealth Magazine, Taiwan’s leading English magazine described Dr. Navaneethan’s award winning biomedical research and his story as an Indian achiever…

  • Expert Talks: Why is Taiwan Important for India in 2025?

    Jabin T. Jacob is an Associate Professor, Department of International Relations and Governance Studies, and the Director of the Centre of Excellence for Himalayan Studies, Shiv Nadar University, Delhi NCR. He was formerly Fellow and Assistant Director at the Institute of Chinese Studies. He holds a PhD in Chinese Studies from the School of International…

  • There Are ‘Competing Visions of the Rules-Based Order’ in the Indo-Pacific: Author

    Gaurav Sen is an international relations scholar and analyst specializing in the Indo-Pacific, strategic affairs, and Taiwan. He is a Senior Research Fellow at the School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, and also teaches at the University of Delhi. He has contributed to leading think tanks, including to the Indo-Pacific Studies Centre…

  • Gen Z Protests Like in Nepal Have Silently Pointed at What Disruptions to Gig Economy Could Mean

    By Venus Upadhayaya The global gig economy employs nearly 200 million people through digital platform-based companies like Uber, Food Panda, Zomato, Oyo etc. It’s also to be noted that a lot of gig work silently happens on social media platforms like WhatsApp, WeChat and Facebook and that’s where the gig economy gets linked to public…