Top
Home » Skand Tayal
Skand Tayal
About the AuthorSkand Tayal
The writer, a retired diplomat, has served as India�??s ambassador to South Korea
    In this file photo, distributed by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, second from right, inspects the preparation of the launch of a Hwasong-14 intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) in North Koreas northwest. (Photo: AP)World
    How Trump is being tested by North Korea and China

    Trump has been very conscious of North Korea since 2013 and has tweeted about it more than 50 times in various contexts.

    17 July 2017 3:02 AM IST

    In this file photo, President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping walk together after their meetings at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida. The White House is suddenly engaged in a multipronged pressure campaign against Beijing, borne of frustration with the limited results of their much-touted cooperation on ending North Koreas nuclear threat. (Photo: AP)World
    It's time for China's bluff to be called over North Korea

    The culpable all parties certainly include DPRK's chief patron China and accomplice Pakistan.

    3 July 2017 12:49 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
    Moon's Seoul to take a softer line

    Moon served as a respected human rights lawyer in the difficult days of authoritarian rule in the 1980s.

    16 May 2017 12:10 AM IST

    Supporters of South Koreas impeached ex-President Park Geun-Hye wave national flags during a rally demanding a repeal of the impeachment in Seoul on March 18. (Photo: AFP)World
    Park's exit leads to a Seoul power vacuum

    This simmering anti-establishment sentiment is waiting to be tapped by a credible outsider.

    20 March 2017 2:36 AM IST

    Two car-shipping carriers berthed at Sri Lankas Chinese-built Hambantota Port. The first phase of the development cost $360 million and was 85 percent funded by the Export-Import Bank of China. (Photo: AFP)World
    Chinese Navy revisits Sri Lanka 6 centuries after the Ming era

    The centrepiece of Chinese plans for a future base in Sri Lanka is Hambantota at the southern tip of the island, 240 km...

    6 Jan 2017 12:40 AM IST

    Demonstrators shout slogans and hold candles during an anti-government protest in central Seoul. (Photo: AFP)World
    In South Korea, astrologers, cults enter matters of state

    Choi Soon-Sil is now at the centre of the political storm raging in Seoul.

    21 Nov 2016 3:51 AM IST

    X