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Deepening Democracy in Taiwan under Democratic Progressive Party
Rup Narayan Das

The consolidation and deepening of democracy in Taiwan as evident from the regular and periodic elections and peaceful transfer of political baton from one political party to another speak volume of the democratic culture and tradition of Taiwan. The

July 28, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy, China, Commentary, China, democracy, Taiwan, DPP, KMT, G-7
Netaji’s Tryst with Taiwan
Rup Narayan Das

At a time when India is commemorating the 125th birth anniversary of the indomitable Netaji Subash Chandra Bose, and his disappearance and passing away is still shrouded in mystery, it is worth a while to revisit a seminal work, Verdict from Formosa:

July 01, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy, Commentary, Netaji, Formosa, KMT, Cines Communist Party, air crash, Taipeh
International goodwill for India
Rup Narayan Das

At a time when India is confronted with unprecedented crisis situation due to the surging spread of the COVID-19 pandemic across the country, it augur well that the country is receiving bounties of goodwill from countries the world over to fight the

May 13, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy, Commentary, modi, Taiwan, Trump, Putin, Singapore, COVID-19, France, Biden, Suga, Morrisson, oxygen cylinders, sputnik v, HCQ
The Democracy Conundrum in Hong Kong
Rup Narayan Das

The National People’s Congress of China earlier this year, passed sweeping legislative measures which increases, among others, the composition of the Election Committee of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSR) to 1500 from existing 1200 an

April 05, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy, China, Article, Shenzhen, Carrie Lam, Legislative Council, District Council election, Umbrella Movement, Chris Patten, one country, two systems
Gandhi’s Ideas of Education and the New Education Policy
Rup Narayan Das

It is worth a while on the eve of Gandhi’s birth anniversary to recall his ideas of education and how they are reflected in India’s New Education Policy (NEP). In the times of artificial intelligence, robotics and machine learning, seemingly perh

September 30, 2020 Governance and Political Studies, Commentary, ethics, New Education Policy, Gandhi, character building
Parliament and India-China relations
Rup Narayan Das

The recent accusation and allegations by the opposition parties particularly Congress with regard to the government’s handling of the India-China relations, in the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in the India-China border was unfortunate and irrespons

July 20, 2020 China, Governance and Political Studies, Article, China, foreign policy, opposition parties, Territorial integrity, LAC, Tibet, national interest, Members of Parliament, India-China war 1962, Prof. NG Ranga, McMahon Line, forthcoming Parliament Session
Taiwan Deserves Support of Democratic Countries for its World Health Assembly Bid
Rup Narayan Das

Taiwan has attracted international media attention from time to time, particularly whenever there is news regarding supply of arms, like fighter air crafts by the U.S.A or there is sabre rattling in the Taiwan Straits by communist China. In recent pa

May 17, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy, Commentary, India, China, Taiwan, USA, WHO, COVID-19, WHA
The Dichotomy of Economic Imperative and Security Dilemma: The Chinese Telecom Companies in India
Rup Narayan Das

The outbreak and spread of Covid-19 and Chinese government’s failure to share its timely information to the outside world have raised question mark about the transparency of the communist regime there. Concomitantly, it has also raised the securit

April 29, 2020 Economic Studies, Technological and Scientific Studies, Article, India, Australia, USA, Huawei, ZTE, National Security Council, smartphones, security threats
Covid-19: Can it be the Sputnik Moment for India?
Rup Narayan Das

History often tells us that the best in you comes out in the worst of circumstances. At times devastations caused both by man and nature has impelled people and nations to rebuild from the ruins. There is no dearth of instances when people have rise

April 11, 2020 Governance and Political Studies, Economic Studies, Commentary, COVID-19, APIS, India China trade, Telecom equipment, Domestic manufacurers
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