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The writer, a retired diplomat, has served as India�??s ambassador to South Korea
    Skand Tayal | Time For SCO To Refine Focus & Work On A Few Key AreasColumnists
    Skand Tayal | Time For SCO To Refine Focus & Work On A Few Key Areas

    The SCO Summit in Tianjin in 2025 as well as the Bishkek Summit have reaffirmed that Central Asia is the core area of...

    10 Sept 2026 12:58 AM IST

    Skand Tayal| How Dependable Are US Security Guarantees For Japan, S. Korea?Columnists
    Skand Tayal| How Dependable Are US Security Guarantees For Japan, S....

    The US has abandoned Afghanistan and transformed its role in the Ukraine-Russia conflict from a security enhancer for...

    28 Aug 2026 1:23 AM IST

    Skand Tayal | Helsinki Lessons: How East Asia Set To Redefine Its Own Strategic FutureColumnists
    Skand Tayal | Helsinki Lessons: How East Asia Set To Redefine Its Own...

    Taken together, they argue for a region-led process in which the East Asian nations accept primary responsibility for...

    30 May 2026 9:53 PM IST

    Skand Tayal | BRICS at crossroads: At 2026 Summit in Delhi, Keep Focus on Its Core AgendaColumnists
    Skand Tayal | BRICS at crossroads: At 2026 Summit in Delhi, Keep Focus...

    New Delhi aims to redefine BRICS amid expansion, tensions and global uncertainty

    18 Feb 2026 8:30 PM IST

    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

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