A military action or forced annexation attempt by Beijing against Taipei after Nancy Pelosi's Taiwan visit will lead to a Ukraine-like conflict, which will isolate China.
China’s warning to Pelosi not to visit the self-ruled island, which it considers its own, fell on deaf ears as the US pushed forward its agenda on ‘democracy and human rights’.
With PRC holding extensive military exercises, face-off may be bigger than 1995-96 Third Taiwan Strait Crisis. But people have lived with China threat for a long time, say observers.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi Tuesday became first high-ranking US official to visit Taipei in 25 years, after which China launched swathe of military exercises in zones around Taiwan.
US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi says her visit is intended to support Taiwan’s democracy and does not alter the 'one-China' policy that the US abides by.
For all their colonial underpinnings, postcards from Hyderabad also inadvertently preserve a trace of local memory: a glimpse of a street, a face, a forgotten name.
Indian toymakers are now exploring new markets, but they want govt to negotiate a trade deal with US soon, introduce incentives and subsidies to make the industry more competitive.
The project is meant to be a ‘protective shield that will keep expanding’, the PM said. It is on the lines of the ‘Golden Dome’ announced by Trump, it is learnt.
Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?
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