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The writer, a retired diplomat, has served as India�??s ambassador to South Korea

Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen arrives during her visit to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) in Taipei. (AFP)

Skand Tayal | Heed Sardar: Rethink China line, ramp up Taiwan links

The subtle messages being sent by the Sangh Parivar on Tibet and Taiwan should be examined very seriously by Beijing

10 Jun 2020 2:57 AM IST

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)

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 Trump

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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 Trump

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)

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)

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 region

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