In mid-February, a month after the Taiwanese presidential and parliamentary elections, India and Taiwan signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on migration and mobility, which garnered controversial headlines and had the makings of a diplomatic fracas. On the surface, the pact is largely uncontroversial, with both sides benefiting without crossing diplomatic red lines: India’s surfeit … Read more
In late January, at a reception commemorating India’s Republic Day anniversary – marking the day India officially adopted its constitution 75 years ago and became a sovereign republic – India’s representative to Taiwan, Manharsinh Laxmanbhai Yadav, congratulated Taiwan’s president-elect, Lai Ching-te of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP). In praising Taiwan’s successful “democracy in action” at … Read more
Advertisement Great power war, which seemed a distant reality at one point, may come to fruition given the geopolitical flux and the assertiveness of China over the issue of unifying Taiwan with the mainland. A recent study by the U.S.-based Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) wargaming a conflict in the Taiwan Strait has … Read more