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Why Taiwan’s Presidential Election in January 2024 Interests the World?

Introduction

Taiwan has been in news for quite some time because of China’s threat to use force as it considers the island nation as a part of its territory and keen to integrate with the mainland. China has identified Taiwan as one of ....

July 14, 2023 International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , Indo-Pacific , DPP , TPP , KMT , China threat , Presidential elections in Taiwan , Southeast Asia’s interests , India’s stake

Will Kishida go for a snap election in Japan?

Prof Rajaram Panda Article

Amid speculation that Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida might call for a snap election, the news of fissures in the LDP-Komeito alliance would not be a welcome prospect for the future of Japanese politics. The speculation emerged following a flu....

June 15, 2023 International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , security threats , LDP , Komeito , Fumio Kishida , China threat , Snap election , policy differences , North Korea’s missile launch

Japan sets up Military Base in Ishigaki Island to Deter China

Prof Rajaram Panda Article

Like many Asian nations, Japan that shares a historically ugly phase of relationship with China, now faces the heat from a muscular China, despite having a robust relationship in the economic domain. China’s ambitions to attain a great power status....

March 24, 2023 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Article , Senkaku Islands , SIPRI , China threat , Ishigaki Island , collective self defence , Coast Guard intrusions , End of Pacifism in Japan

Likely Impact of Local Elections’ Outcome in Taiwan on DPP’s Presidential Elections Prospects in 2024

Prof Rajaram Panda Article

Most of the recent writings on Taiwan have focussed on President Tsai Ing-wen of the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DDP) and her defiance on China’s pressure to toe Beijing’s line on Taiwan’s status. The frequent threats from Beijing to u....

December 13, 2022 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Article , Xi Jinping , One China policy , KMT , strategic ambiguity , Nancy Pelosi , China threat , appeasement policy , threat to use of force , Tsai Ing- wen , lame duck president.