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Skand Tayal
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The writer, a retired diplomat, has served as India�??s ambassador to South Korea
    Wearing face masks to help protect against the spread of the new coronavirus, South Korean president Moon Jae-in (left) and his wife Kim Jung-sook pose as they cast their votes in the election at a polling station in Seoul, South Korea on April 10, 2020. (AP)Opinion
    Moon wins as Koreans back his strategy to tackle Covid-19

    South Korea's coronavirus strategy has been widely praised by experts as well as WHO for being prompt, nationwide, clear...

    18 April 2020 8:08 PM IST

    Kim Jong-un and Donald TrumpOpinion
    Under US pressure, North Korea back to brinkmanship

    North Korea is not accustomed to digest any challenge from any quarter without a robust response.

    19 Dec 2019 5:02 AM IST

    Donald Trump. (Photo: ANI)Opinion
    Trump, Kim, Moon: Shared vision is the key to Korea peace

    South Korean analysts are concerned and have urged the South Korean military to improve their existing missile defence...

    28 Aug 2019 1:03 AM IST

    Newly elected South Korean President Moon Jae-in speaks during his inauguration ceremony at the National Assembly in Seoul, South Korea. (Photo: AP)Opinion
    Japan-Korea rift to hit global giants, have wider impact

    Japanese and Korean companies are inextricably linked in global value chains, particularly in electronics and...

    12 Aug 2019 12:54 AM IST

    Foreign Secretary S. Jaishankar (Photo: PTI)Opinion
    Iran-US standoff: A policy challenge for India

    India's ambassador to the US Harsh Shringla said last week that all imports of Iranian crude oil to India have now been...

    6 Jun 2019 12:00 AM IST

    Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu. (Photo: AP)Opinion
    War clouds gather in Persian Gulf

    Since 2018, Mr Netanyahu has found a soulmate in US President Donald Trump, who is willing to see West Asia and the Gulf...

    15 May 2019 12:07 AM IST

    Japanese minister Masatoshi Akimoto (centre) poses at a site for the Ahmedabad Metro Rail Project (Photo: AFP)India
    Japan's investments in India have not been without pitfalls

    Japan is the 3rd-largest investor in India with a cumulative FDI of $26 billion in the period 2000-2017, constituting 8%...

    16 April 2019 12:03 AM IST

    Kim Jong-un and Donald TrumpOpinion
    2nd Trump-Kim meet fails, amid Hanoi distrust

    The absence of any definite outcome from the second summit is disappointing both to the principal parties and the...

    2 March 2019 1:56 AM IST

    President Donald Trump shakes hands with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un during their meet on Sentosa Island, Singapore. (Photo: AP)Opinion
    Trump-Kim courtship full of uncertainties

    The roadmap for reaching these objectives has, till now, been laid out in three bilateral agreements.

    5 Feb 2019 2:10 AM IST

    North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and US President Donald Trump shake hands after a document signing at the Capella resort on Sentosa Island on Tuesday in Singapore. (Photo: AP)Opinion
    A dealmaker and a strategist in battle of wits

    In the Pyongyang joint declaration, some concrete steps towards the denuclearisation of North Korea were included.

    29 Sept 2018 12:44 AM IST

    A file photo of the Afghanistan: Peace Process, Security Cooperation and Regional Connectivity conference that brought together Afghanistan, the five Central Asian countries, the United Nations and other stakeholders to work towards peace, increased security and regional development in Afghanistan and the regionWorld
    Amid a Taliban resurgence in Afghanistan, strategic coordination with...

    Both Uzbekistan and Tajikistan are secular democratic Republics and are ideologically strongly opposed to the Taliban.

    28 Aug 2018 6:12 AM IST

    North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and US President Donald Trump shake hands after a document signing at the Capella resort on Sentosa Island on Tuesday in Singapore. (Photo: AP)World
    Trump-Kim summit leaves S Korea, Japan vulnerable

    In the agreement there is mention neither of easing sanctions against North Korea nor of any economic assistance.

    15 Jun 2018 1:40 AM IST

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