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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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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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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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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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Taiwan and Its Semiconductors are on the ‘Frontlines’ of the New Cyber Domain warfare: Expert
Prof. (Dr.) NishaKant Ojha is a distinguished Ph.D. and Post-Doctorate alumnus from Aalborg University, Denmark. He is a globally acclaimed expert in artificial intelligence, IoT, machine learning, and next-generation technologies. In India, he holds a prestigious position as an Eminent Faculty member in Cyber, Aerospace Security, and Counterterrorism, collaborating closely with the Defense Tri-Services and…
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‘The Republic of China (Taiwan) and the People’s Republic of China Are Not Subordinate to Each Other’: Expert
Roger Liu, a Professor at the International Master Program in Asia-Pacific Affairs at Taiwan’s National Sun Yat-Sen University talked with Venus Upadhayaya about Taiwan’s recent military reforms. Many media have earlier defined these reforms as a tougher stance towards the Chinese which includes the Taipei government identifying five key areas of threats to Taiwan’s national…
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Why Tibet Matters to the United States: A Call to Defend Freedom and Counter Beijing’s Tyranny
By Tsering Passang The United States has long been a beacon of democracy and freedom, championing the rights of oppressed peoples worldwide. Yet, recent decisions to terminate foreign aid to key allies – including Tibet’s Government-in-Exile (the Central Tibetan Administration) – and withdraw federal grants to Radio Free Asia (RFA) and Voice of America (VOA)…
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Common Ground Between Taiwan’s Southbound Policy and India’s Look East Policy

By Priyajit Debsarkar There could be potentially a lot of common ground between Taiwan’s new Southbound Policy and India’s Look East Policy, which can work in synergy. It can be a viable alternative to the rise of the Middle Kingdom in spheres such as economics, military ties, and influence over respective regions. India plans to…