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China’s Poaching Style of Conducting Diplomacy
Prof Rajaram Panda Article

Beijing seems to be determined to strangulate Taiwan as barely 48 hours after the presidential elections in which the pro-sovereignty leaning returned the Democratic Progressive Party candidate William Lai Ching-te, whose stance has irked Beijing. Th....

February 01, 2024 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Article , DPP , New Southbound Policy , One-China policy , KMT , cross-strait relations , Chinese elements , switching allegiance , poaching of allies
Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan takes the Island Nation to International Limelight
Prof Rajaram Panda Article

In the wake of escalating tensions between the US and China that started over trade issues and further complicated by the Covid-19, the Taiwan issue has emerged as a caucus belli for a possible conflagration, which if not controlled with deft diploma....

August 09, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy , US , Article , Sabre-rattling , Tsai Ing-wen , Taiwan Strait , One-China policy , military drills , Nancy Pelosi , economic reprisals , security vulnerability
Is Biden Serious about Defending Taiwan from the Chinese Threat?
Prof Rajaram Panda Article

Russia’s special military operation in Ukraine has dramatically altered the geopolitics of the world. When Russia’s Foreign Minister warned of the possibility of a nuclear war and Russian President Vladimir Putin placed his nuclear forces at an e....

June 07, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Article , QUAD , South China Sea , Taiwan , Sabre-rattling , NATO , One-China policy , flashpoint , international politics and diplomacy , strategy of denial , strategic ambiguity
Japan’s Defence White Paper 2021: China Riled by Mention of Taiwan Strait
Prof Rajaram Panda Article

On 13 July 2021, Japan issued the 2021 Defense White Paper. One significant mention for the first time is the need to maintain stability in the Taiwan Strait, which is threatened by increasing Chinese military incursions on the Taiwanese waters. The ....

July 22, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Article , South China Sea , COVID-19 , Taiwan Strait , Abe Shinzo , One-China policy , Senkaku , Suga Yoshihide , Defense White Paper , Kishi Nobuo , Self Defense Forces , Baushuan Ger
Developments in Xinjiang
Prof Srikanth Kondapalli, Distinguished Fellow, VIF

Join Prof Srikanth Kondapalli and Dr Teshu Singh as they review the developments in Xinjiang