scorecardresearch
Add as a preferred source on Google
Saturday, January 24, 2026
TopicTaiwan

Topic: Taiwan

An unusual call: Xi pushes Trump on Taiwan as China hails equal status under ‘G2’ format as victory

New Delhi: In an unusual move, Chinese President Xi Jinping called US President Donald J. Trump Monday and discussed the situation surrounding Taiwan, and...

India shouldn’t copy Taiwan’s currency playbook. It will only lead to instability

Should India opt for a deliberately weakened rupee, it risks compromising its greatest asset: a vast and expanding domestic consumer market.

India ‘denies change’ in position on Taiwan after Jaishankar-Wang Yi meet

Comments from govt sources come after Chinese readout of the meeting mentions the Indian external affairs minister agreed that Taiwan is a part of China.

Iran embassy in India dismisses fake X handle’s claim Kashmir is in Pakistan, ‘attempt’ to damage ties

New Delhi: After a tweet from an account purporting to represent Iran said that Kashmir belongs to Pakistan and Taiwan to China, the Iranian...

V-C in attendance, JNU renews joint research pact with Taipei Economic & Cultural Centre in India

During signing of agreement, JNU’s Vice Chancellor Santishree Dhulipudi cites the current geopolitical situation as an incentive to enhance cooperation between the two sides.

Watch CutTheClutter: Trump jolts geopolitics with 5-word deletion. An angry China & a curious India

In Episode 1608, Editor-in-chief Shekhar Gupta looks at implications of Trump's course correction on Taiwan, China's strategic warfare to contain Taiwan & why India should take note.

Breaking silence on possible drills, China says it will not be soft on Taiwan independence activities

Beijing views democratically governed Taiwan as its territory, a claim rejected by the government in Taipei which says only Taiwanese people can decide their future.

‘Will not bow to totalitarianism’: President Lai Ching-te calls Taiwan & US ‘brothers’

The Taiwanese president said this Thursday while on a visit to Guam, a U.S. military base in the north Pacific Ocean.

Japan, US to form missile plan in case of Taiwan emergency, news agency Kyodo reports

Under the plan, the U.S. would deploy missile units to the Nansei Islands of Japan's southwestern Kagoshima and Okinawa prefectures, and to the Philippines, the report says.

Taiwan firms investing big in Tamil Nadu, creating tens of thousands of factory jobs. What’s driving it

Taiwanese companies are making a beeline for Tamil Nadu, while the state is also reaching out to East Asian nation, especially in sectors such as electronics and non-leather footwear.

On Camera

Controversial dog-walker IAS Sanjeev Khirwar is back in Delhi. What happened to his wife?

In 2022, athletes claimed they were asked to wind up training early at Thyagraj Stadium so that the IAS couple could walk their dog. Then came the memes and public outrage.

IndiGo profit plunges 78% as Dec meltdown with 3k flight cancellations takes a toll

Net income for InterGlobe Aviation Ltd slipped 78 percent to Rs 5.5 billion for the three months ended Dec 31 compared with the year-ago period.

Rafale saga: 25 yrs of detours, deadlocks & political hesitation. Now IAF getting what it always wanted

Instead of buying more Mirages outright in early 2000s, the requirement was tweaked in favour of a medium-weight, multi-role fighter with Mirage-like performance. 

Pakistan se azaadi. Grow up India, stop giving it prime real estate in your psyche

Pakistan not only has zero chance of catching up with India in most areas, but will inevitably see the gap rising. Its leaders will offer its people the same snake oil in different bottles.