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The writer, a retired diplomat, has served as India�??s ambassador to South Korea
    Skand Tayal | Japan’s Ties With China Worsening Amid Flareup on Taiwan RemarksColumnists
    Skand Tayal | Japan’s Ties With China Worsening Amid Flareup on Taiwan...

    Beijing issues sharp warnings as Tokyo seeks damage control amid tensions

    26 Nov 2025 10:19 PM IST

    Skand Tayal | Amidst Peace Moves By US & Europe; No Early End Likely To Russia-Ukraine WarColumnists
    Skand Tayal | Amidst Peace Moves By US & Europe; No Early End Likely...

    However, the crux is that the four parties involved -- Russia, Ukraine, the US and Europe -- have conflicting...

    6 Sept 2025 9:56 PM IST

    Skand Tayal | Lee’s Victory in South Korea’s Prez Elections a Sign of StabilityColumnists
    Skand Tayal | Lee’s Victory in South Korea’s Prez Elections a Sign of...

    The leadership vacuum since the turbulent events of last December following the sudden martial law declared by the then...

    8 Jun 2025 9:31 PM IST

    Skand Tayal | Will Unilateralism by Trump’s US Drive Japan & South Korea to ‘Nuclearisation’?Columnists
    Skand Tayal | Will Unilateralism by Trump’s US Drive Japan & South...

    The unpredictable foreign policy of the Trump administration in its first 100 days has introduced a sense of unease in...

    3 May 2025 11:30 PM IST

    Skand Tayal | The consequences for South Korea’s Prez after 6-hour martial law dramaColumnists
    Skand Tayal | The consequences for South Korea’s Prez after 6-hour...

    South Korea's President Yoon reverses martial law after swift opposition from National Assembly, media, and citizens

    12 Dec 2024 12:02 AM IST

    Skand Tayal | China in the dock at EAS meet for expansionist line in waters of SCSColumnists
    Skand Tayal | China in the dock at EAS meet for expansionist line in...

    The East Asia Summit was hosted by Laos at Vientiane on October 11 with the participation of the 10 Asean...

    16 Oct 2024 12:12 AM IST

    Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks during a business summit with Chinese Premier Li Qiang and South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol at Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Seoul on May 27, 2024. Top leaders from Seoul, Tokyo and Beijing said on May 27 that they had agreed to boost trilateral cooperation, after they held their first three-way summit in nearly five years in Seoul. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun / POOL / AFP)Opinion
    Skand Tayal | Will Korea & Japan bail out China amid rising trade...

    South Korea, China and Japan hold 9th Trilateral Summit in Seoul after four-year iatus

    3 Jun 2024 1:03 AM IST

    South Koreas ruling People Power Partys leader Han Dong-hoon speaks during a press conference on the parliamentary election at the partys headquarters in Seoul on April 11, 2024. The leader of South Koreas ruling party resigned on April 11 after the party was trounced by the opposition in parliamentary elections, leaving President Yoon Suk Yeol a lame duck for the remainder of his term. (Photo by Jung Yeon-je / AFP)Opinion
    Skand Tayal | Amid tensions in Korea, Opposition win in Parliament...

    Opposition gains ground as President Yoon faces domestic discontent and foreign policy complexities

    17 April 2024 12:31 AM IST

    From Left to right: Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, U.S. President Joe Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio. (File Image: AFP)Opinion
    Skand Tayal | Will Camp David summit lead to a strategic shift in the...

    The Camp David trilateral summit is a concrete move for strategic rebalancing in the Indo-Pacific triggered by Chinese...

    30 Aug 2023 12:00 AM IST

    In a rather unfortunate coincidence, India became the host in 2023 of both the G-20, with a global outreach, and the SCO, a regional body. (Photo: Facebook/Representational)Opinion
    Skand Tayal | SCO is at the crossroads: Will it remain relevant?

    With the admission of Iran and Byelorussia (next year), the SCO is widely perceived as an anti-West grouping led by...

    11 Aug 2023 12:03 AM IST

    South Korean foreign minister Park Jin. (File Photo: PTI)Opinion
    Skand Tayal | Investments from South Korea may grow as strategic...

    Jin's visit marks the golden jubilee of the establishment of diplomatic relations between India and South Korea

    19 April 2023 12:38 AM IST

    Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Chinese President Xi Jinping, Russian President Vladimir Putin and others pose for photographs during Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in Samarkand, Uzbekistan. (PTI)Opinion
    Skand Tayal | From Samarkand to New Delhi 2023: Can SCO become more...

    The Indian media speculated endlessly on the possibility of a bilateral meeting between Mr Modi and the Pakistani and...

    21 Sept 2022 2:54 AM IST

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