Worldview with Suhasini Haidar | Should India be worried about China-Taiwan tensions?

Chinese jets across Taiwan, US and UK exercises in the waters, how worried should India be about the situation in the South China Sea? Also follows the first Quad summit in Washington and the announcement of the AUKUS partnership for nuclear submarines in Australia Taiwanese Defence Minister called it the worst situation in 40 years, and Taiwanese President Tsai Ing Wen wrote in an article that Taiwan will never bow to Chinese pressure The US, which criticised the flights, counselled restraint, President Biden said the US and China will abide by their earlier agreements. - Instability in the region - Government is already dealing with Chinese aggression at the LAC, would like to avoid actions that would precipitate more violence - India’s membership of the Quad- with US, Japan and Australia is committed to keeping the Indo-Pacific region free and open - India is also a member of SCO, BRICS, RIC with China History of India-Taiwan engagement - 1949: India recognised PRC, not the ROC as the government in Taiwan calls itself, and adopted the “One China policy” - Relations with Taipei were more or less frozen through the Cold war era - 1995: India-Taipei association was established, and led to the setting up of an Indian office in Taipei, and the Taipei Economic and Cultural Centre in Delhi- but while they both issue visas, they are not the equivalent of diplomatic relations - India has always been sensitive to China’s concerns, but after a number of Chinese aggressions at the Line of Actual Control in 2010, comments on Arunachal Pradesh, as well visa issue on Jammu Kashmir, India stopped the use of the “One China Policy” - In 2011 Delhi and Taipei signed a “Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement” and “Customs Mutual Assistance Agreement” in July 2011 - In 2018, Delhi and Taipei signed a bilateral investment agreement - As Chinese PLA aggressions at the Line of Actual Control led to the Galwan killings in 2020, calls for India to step up its ties with Taiwan have grown, coupled with questions about whether India, as a newly active member of the Quad will take a more vocal approach on China-Taiwan developments, or remain sensitive to its ties with Beijing. Another 57 have representative offices, like India does, and China has succeeded in reversing two countries over Areas where India’s ties with Taipei could grow: - Tourism - Trade: Bilateral trade increased from about $2 bn in 2006 to $5.7 bn in 2020.