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PART 1: Taiwan’s Identity, Economy, Politics & Geopolitical Ties With the Director of Prospect Foundation
Dr. I-Chung Lai (賴怡忠), a senior policy maker and a Taiwanese foreign policy expert is the President of Taipei based Prospect Foundation, a government affiliated think tank. Dr. I-Chung has held many important offices of the Taiwanese administration. He’s the former Director General for DPP’s China Affairs and International Affairs, former Special Assistant to Taiwan’s…
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‘Rethinking the Hub and Spoke’ Approach to East Asian security Can be Central to Taiwan’s Defense: Expert
Sasha Bonafede Chhabra (陳博樂) is an internationally recognized expert on Chinese foreign policy, Taiwanese politics, and human rights. He has lived, worked, and studied in China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan, and holds degrees from the University of Chicago, Columbia University, and the London School of Economics. A political analyst and commentator, he writes for a…
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Kabul to Khulna, Sleepwalking With HOPE
By Priyajit Debsarkar August is a historic month in Afghanistan, from the fall of Kabul to that of Sheikh Hasina, days of uncertainty not only for Bangladesh but beyond. The West has learned the hard way that the narrative peddled by the deep state of Pakistan to differentiate self-inflicted and premeditated terror attacks. Gresham’s law,…
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Bangladesh Between the Ditch and Deep Blue Bay
By Priyajit Debsarkar On 12th February, 2026 the country is gearing up for fresh general elections and a national constitutional referendum on the July Charter. The Monsoon uprising forced elected Prime Minister now in exile Sheikh Hasina to depart and Peace Noble Laureate, Economist Professor Dr Muhamad Yunis to lead the county since 5th August…
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Between Expansion, Pushback, Bipolar and Multipolar Worlds Taiwan Strait is Today’s World’s Dystopia
By Venus Upadhayaya Between Expansion, Pushback, Bipolar and Multipolar Worlds Taiwan Strait is Today’s World’s Dystopia By Venus UpadhayayaThere’s a camouflage about Taiwan or probably Taiwan is a camouflage for much–the question today is if it’s led by China or if it’s led by America and how this bipolar equation called ‘tensions in the Taiwan…
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Development, Economy, Culture are 3 Pillars of India-Taiwan Ties Today: Former Indian Dpty. NSA
SD Pradhan has earlier served as the chairman of India’s Joint Intelligence Committee. He has also been the country’s deputy national security adviser. He was chairman of the Task Force on Intelligence Mechanism (2008-2010), which was constituted to review the functioning of India’s intelligence agencies. He has taught at the departments of defense studies and…
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India-Taiwan can Build a More Stable, Diversified Semicon Global Supply Chain in Next 5-years: Industry Leader
Manik Kumar is currently based in Hsinchu, Taiwan and is working as the Vice President – India Operations at Hua E Precision Ltd (Group). He’s also serving as the Associate Director for the ELCINA Taiwan Desk, the liaison office established by the Electronic Industries Association of India (ELCINA) to build closer partnerships between the Semiconductor / electronics industries…
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Future of Indian Labor Mobility in the Indo-Pacific Countries
Emerging cases, LABOR mobility cooperation and implications for enhanced regional cooperation By Pooran Chandra Pandey Labor mobility broadly refers to the ease with which labor force are able to move around within an economy and between different nations. It is an important factor in the study of economics because it looks at how labor, one of…
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How Maritime Commerce Impacts the Geo-politics in the Wider Indo-Pacific Region
By Vaibhav Agrawal If someone would have stepped aboard a merchant vessel bound for Singapore in the late 1980s, the sea back then would have felt like open space where the laws of commerce and navigation seemed settled. Over the decades, we have witnessed that sense slip away evidently. The waterways of the Indo-Pacific are…
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Taiwan’s Geopolitical Tightrope: How Domestic Politics Shapes the Island’s Future Amidst Great Power Competition
By Dr. Nishakant Ojha The Unenviable Geopolitical Position-Taiwan stands at a pivotal moment in modern history, delicately balancing its vibrant democracy against the mounting pressures of great power rivalry. In 2025, the island finds itself in a paradoxical situation internally stable, economically dynamic, and globally significant, yet constantly threatened by external coercion from across the…