How India should react to a probable Chinese invasion of Taiwan
1 year, 4 months ago

How India should react to a probable Chinese invasion of Taiwan

Firstpost  

While New Delhi may not respond by involving its armed forces, but to ensure its own economic interests are protected, it may act in some form Three ex-service chiefs, General Naravane, Admiral Karambir Singh and Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria recently attended Taiwan’s Ketagalan Forum’s Indo-Pacific Security Dialogue. The loss of Taiwan would have an adverse impact on the security of Japan as also Guam, a US base in the region, apart from providing China the confidence to push its territorial claims in the South China Sea as also along the LAC. China could simultaneously hamper Japan’s trade routes, through the East China Sea, as also enhance pressure on its Senkaku islands, which it claims. Disruption of semiconductor supplies could paralyse industry and enhance unemployment,’ adding that India’s consistent stand has been ‘exercising restraint, avoiding unilateral actions and maintaining status quo.’ Karambir opined that the stand-off at the LAC ‘sharpened India’s competitive instincts vis-à-vis China’.

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How Taiwan is preparing its citizens for a Chinese invasion: beware fake news and be ready to resist
2 months, 1 week ago

How Taiwan is preparing its citizens for a Chinese invasion: beware fake news and be ready to resist

The Independent  

Find your nearest shelter, carry bottled drinking water and be prepared to fight for your life. open image in gallery Taiwan-based citizen activism group’s civil defence guide has to-do steps for Taiwan’s population in the event of crisis and war At a summit held by the Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China in Taipei in July, the largest gathering of foreign lawmakers …

Taiwan scrambles jets and puts missile, naval and land units on alert over China’s military drills
7 months ago

Taiwan scrambles jets and puts missile, naval and land units on alert over China’s military drills

LA Times  

Taiwan scrambled jets and put missile, naval and land units on alert Thursday over Chinese military exercises being conducted around the self-governing island where a new president took office this week. China’s military said its two-day exercises around Taiwan were punishment for separatist forces seeking independence. In his inauguration address Monday, Taiwan’s President William Lai called for Beijing to stop …

India’s nuanced approach in the South China Sea
8 months ago

India’s nuanced approach in the South China Sea

The Hindu  

In March 2024, India’s External Affairs Minister, S. Jaishankar, articulated, in a joint statement during his visit to Manila, India’s full support for the Philippines in upholding its national sovereignty. Both these statements are part of an evolving approach that signals a departure from India’s earlier more cautionary and neutral position vis-à-vis the South China Sea. China’s assertive posture and …

Preventing a China-Taiwan conflict
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Preventing a China-Taiwan conflict

The Hindu  

With expanding national interests, India has stronger compulsions to act against far-off hazards. India’s industry, critical supply chains, and overseas population are all increasingly invested in an enduring peaceful status quo across the Taiwan Strait. Third, while a conflict itself would be calamitous, its outcomes could further worsen India’s long-term international position, depending on which side prevails. The military balance …

Seeing India-China ties through Taiwan
11 months, 1 week ago

Seeing India-China ties through Taiwan

Hindustan Times  

Despite multiple ongoing crises around the world, the political future of Taiwan remains of critical global importance. Taiwan’s very existence as a thriving democracy, with a per capita Gross Domestic Product of $34,000, undermines the Communist Party’s claims of providing the only viable political and economic model to govern the Chinese people. Furthermore, a forceful unification of Taiwan by China …

’China threat narrative in Indian Ocean region’: What China said on US report
11 months, 1 week ago

’China threat narrative in Indian Ocean region’: What China said on US report

Live Mint  

Chinese state media warned on Friday that a report by a prominent US think tank on the military uses of Chinese scientific research across the Indian Ocean gave "ammunition" to countries bent on concocting threats from China. The report this week by the Washington-based Center for Strategic and International Studies "comes at a time when some countries need to manufacture …

Vantage | India's message to China with a warship in Manila, soldiers in Vietnam
1 year ago

Vantage | India's message to China with a warship in Manila, soldiers in Vietnam

Firstpost  

India’s proactive stance in the South China Sea is evident through its military engagements and strategic partnerships in the region In a noteworthy development, the Indian Navy has extended its military footprint in the South China Sea, marking a significant shift in regional dynamics. India’s proactive stance in the South China Sea is evident through its military engagements and strategic …

Indo-Pacific Disputes Can Escalate into Conflict, Says Chief of Naval Staff
1 year ago

Indo-Pacific Disputes Can Escalate into Conflict, Says Chief of Naval Staff

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The disputes in the Indo-Pacific do have the possibility of getting out of control and turning into conflict, Chief of Naval Staff Admiral R Hari Kumar said on Friday against the backdrop of growing global concerns over China's increasing military assertiveness in the region.In a media briefing ahead of Navy Day on December 4, he also said India …

Closely tracking Chinese presence in Indian Ocean, says navy chief
1 year ago

Closely tracking Chinese presence in Indian Ocean, says navy chief

Hindustan Times  

The navy is closely monitoring China’s sustained presence in the Indian Ocean region as part of its efforts to keep under surveillance extra-regional forces operating in the vast stretch to assess the activities they are engaged in and their intentions, navy chief Admiral R Hari Kumar said on Friday. Indian Navy chief Admiral R Hari Kumar The navy is also …

How a conflict in Taiwan Strait can have economic fallout beyond battlefield
1 year, 3 months ago

How a conflict in Taiwan Strait can have economic fallout beyond battlefield

Firstpost  

This is why Beijing would be circumspect when it comes to initiating any serious combat operations with the intent of reunification The informal visit of the three former Indian service chiefs to Taiwan in August came at a time when speculations were rife about heightening tensions across the Strait of Taiwan. This premise, since the onset of military operations in …

China launches military drills around Taiwan as stern warning
1 year, 4 months ago

China launches military drills around Taiwan as stern warning

Deccan Chronicle  

BEIJING: China launched military drills around Taiwan on Saturday as a "stern warning" after voicing anger over a stopover in the United States by the island's vice president, William Lai. The People's Liberation Army "launched joint air and sea patrols and military exercises of the navy and air force around the island of Taiwan" on Saturday, state media outlet Xinhua …

India, Japan will work to strengthen ‘peacetime cooperation’: Jaishankar
1 year, 4 months ago

India, Japan will work to strengthen ‘peacetime cooperation’: Jaishankar

The Hindu  

India and Japan would rather work to strengthen their “peacetime cooperation,” said External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on July 28, side-stepping a question about how the two countries would cooperate in case of a conflict in the Taiwan straits, or between India and China at the Line of Actual Control. Editorial | Tightrope walk: on the India and Japan relationship …

Chinese threat in South China Sea rising, hope India is paying close attention, says Taiwanese minister
1 year, 6 months ago

Chinese threat in South China Sea rising, hope India is paying close attention, says Taiwanese minister

India TV News  

As China continues to deploy massive numbers of maritime warships and military assets, Taiwan's Foreign Minister Jaushieh Joseph Wu has expressed concern that the threat of Chinese domination over the South China Sea is increasing rapidly which merits united efforts to tackle the challenge. Wu also said that he hoped India was paying close attention to China's increasing activities to …

Enhancing India’s maritime footprint in the Indo-Pacific
1 year, 7 months ago

Enhancing India’s maritime footprint in the Indo-Pacific

Hindustan Times  

From May 2-8, 2023, the maiden Association of Southeast Asian Nations -India Maritime Exercise took place in the Indian Ocean. India’s ASEAN outreach began in 1992 when New Delhi was admitted as a sectoral dialogue partner of ASEAN; 2022 marked 30 years of this partnership, which was celebrated as India-ASEAN Friendship Year. In 2019, India and ASEAN outlined their approaches …

‘US-China rivalry in…’: Navy chief concerned over geo-political power play
1 year, 9 months ago

‘US-China rivalry in…’: Navy chief concerned over geo-political power play

Live Mint  

The US-China rivalry in the Indo-Pacific region is likely to be a marathon, said Navy chief Admiral R Hari Kumar on Monday while raising concerns over growing geo-political power play in the area. It has led inevitably to a naval arms race between the West and China similar to the World War-1 era between the allied and the central powers,” …

The real and acute threat of a Sino-US conflict over Taiwan
1 year, 9 months ago

The real and acute threat of a Sino-US conflict over Taiwan

Hindustan Times  

India should worry a great deal about a Sino-United States war over Taiwan. Success in such an assault would help break apart the aborning coalition forming to check Beijing’s hegemonic ambitions and markedly strengthen China’s military advantages in the region. Once China secured its dominance in the Western Pacific and gained a freer hand, Beijing would likely turbocharge its military …

Taiwan’s Tsai welcomes retired US admiral for China talks
1 year, 10 months ago

Taiwan’s Tsai welcomes retired US admiral for China talks

Associated Press  

TAIPEI, Taiwan — Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen on Thursday welcomed the former head of the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, who had warned the island could face an invasion from China this decade, as the mainland ramps up pressure on the self-governing island. Retired Adm. Phil Davidson, along with a group including colleagues from the U.S. think tank the National Bureau of …

Revamped US-Japan military alliance spells trouble for China
1 year, 11 months ago

Revamped US-Japan military alliance spells trouble for China

Hindustan Times  

Since the 1962 war, China assiduously cultivated ties with India’s neighbours barring Bhutan to encircle the world’s largest democracy and use them to inhibit New Delhi’s legitimate global role. By reaffirming that article V of the Japan-US security treaty applies to China contested Senkaku Islands and bolstering the US military presence in Okinawa’s Yonaguni Islands, just 120 km from Taiwan, …

India should be prepared for war with China: Why Xi Jinping may be tempted to open Himalayan fronts well before Taiwan
2 years ago

India should be prepared for war with China: Why Xi Jinping may be tempted to open Himalayan fronts well before Taiwan

Firstpost  

Common sense says China would not make the mistake of attacking India, a rising power with a military that is among the best in the world. In fact, if one looks closely at the infrastructural development pursued by China in the last decade, and especially since 2020, it becomes obvious that Xi Jinping has a bigger and more ambitious Himalayan …

Is China using Indian Ocean to spy on India?
2 years ago

Is China using Indian Ocean to spy on India?

Firstpost  

Several events over the last few years indicate that the primary Chinese threat to Indian strategic interests emenates not from the Himalayas, but several thousands of kilometers away – among the deep blue waters of the Indian Ocean New Delhi: Since emerging in their present political forms in the late 1940s, India and China - two ancient civilizations but relatively …

Chinese surveillance vessel ‘Yuan Wang 5’ re-enters Indian Ocean
2 years ago

Chinese surveillance vessel ‘Yuan Wang 5’ re-enters Indian Ocean

The Hindu  

Chinese surveillance vessel ‘Yuan Wang 5’ has re-entered the Indian Ocean in what coincides with a planned Indian long-range missile test, between December 15-16. In a similar incident last month, another vessel ‘Yuan Wang 6’ had entered the Indian Ocean Region coinciding with a planned Indian missile launch, but the launch was then deferred. According to the maritime vessel-tracking portal …

India and Australia have common interest in Indian Ocean region: Australian Navy
2 years, 1 month ago

India and Australia have common interest in Indian Ocean region: Australian Navy

Live Mint  

Australia is increasing its military cooperation with India and both countries have common interests in the Indian Ocean region, which is an important area for Australia, Rear Admiral Jonathan Earley, Commander of the Australian Fleet said on Tuesday. It is one of Australia's key regional maritime engagements and under it, the Navy of the country is visiting 14 countries in …

US will support India against acute forms of gray zone coercion by Chinese
2 years, 1 month ago

US will support India against acute forms of gray zone coercion by Chinese

Deccan Chronicle  

NEW DELHI: The US will support allies like India address acute forms of ‘gray zone coercion’ by China to establish control over disputed land borders, the US National Defence Strategy has stated. It asserted that the US would advance major defence partnership with India to enhance its ability to deter the People's Republic of China aggression and ensure free and …

Sunanda K. Datta-Ray | Xi as new Mao? India & China face testing time
2 years, 2 months ago

Sunanda K. Datta-Ray | Xi as new Mao? India & China face testing time

Deccan Chronicle  

Mao Zedong walks again. Engrossed as the whole of China is in the 20th National People’s Congress due to begin next Sunday, the 2,296 delegates who represent an estimated 90 million members of the Communist Party of China are bound to keep the closest watch on how the encomiums that Prime Minister Narendra Modi lavished on 18th century Maratha chieftain …

Taiwan vows to respond to China’s military flight incursions
2 years, 2 months ago

Taiwan vows to respond to China’s military flight incursions

Associated Press  

TAIPEI, Taiwan — Taiwan’s defense minister on Wednesday said the island will respond to incursions into its airspace by Chinese warplanes and drones, but gave no details on specific actions. Responding to questions from legislators, Chiu Kuo-cheng said China’s newly aggressive stance had changed what Taiwan would define as a “first strike” that would necessitate a response. A former Japanese …

India, Taiwan need to join hands to fend off "expansion of autocracy": Taiwan Government Representative
2 years, 2 months ago

India, Taiwan need to join hands to fend off "expansion of autocracy": Taiwan Government Representative

The Hindu  

India and Taiwan are threatened by "authoritarianism" and it is high time for both sides to engage in "strategic collaboration", Government Representative at Taipei Economic and Cultural Center in India Baushuan Ger said on October 2 while referring to China's aggressive behaviour in the region. In an interview with PTI, Mr. Ger said Taiwan and India need to join hands …

China remains a formidable challenge, says Navy Chief
2 years, 3 months ago

China remains a formidable challenge, says Navy Chief

The Hindu  

China remains a formidable challenge and has increased its presence not only along India’s land borders, but also in the maritime domain by leveraging anti-piracy operations to normalise its naval presence in the Indian Ocean Region, Navy Chief Admiral R. Hari Kumar said on Wednesday. Speaking at a separate event, Army chief General Manoj Pande said there are still two …

Dangers of brinksmanship: The Hindu Editorial on India and the Taiwan Strait crisis
2 years, 3 months ago

Dangers of brinksmanship: The Hindu Editorial on India and the Taiwan Strait crisis

The Hindu  

The shooting down of a Chinese drone by Taiwan’s military on September 1 has marked a new phase in the already simmering tensions across the Taiwan Strait, highlighting the growing risks of escalation, even if unintended. Over recent weeks, China’s military has carried out unprecedented military drills surrounding Taiwan, following the visit last month of U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. …

How India looks at the Ukraine and Taiwan crises the view from india
2 years, 3 months ago

How India looks at the Ukraine and Taiwan crises the view from india

The Hindu  

Even as Russia’s Ukraine invasion completed six months on August 24, India voted against a Russian motion at the UN Security Council that sought to bar Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky from addressing the council virtually. The UN vote comes a few days after Ukraine’s Foreign Minister sharply criticised India’s continuing economic ties with Russia. On August 24, Ukraine’s Independence Day …

In a first, India refers to ‘militarisation’ of Taiwan Strait by China
2 years, 3 months ago

In a first, India refers to ‘militarisation’ of Taiwan Strait by China

The Hindu  

India has for the first time referred to what it called “the militarisation of the Taiwan Strait”, marking a rare instance of New Delhi appearing to comment on China’s actions towards Taiwan. Earlier this month, the Ministry of External Affairs did not refer to “militarisation” of the Strait, only saying India was “concerned at recent developments” and “urge exercise of …

The View From India Navigating Taiwan controversy, China ties
2 years, 4 months ago

The View From India Navigating Taiwan controversy, China ties

The Hindu  

In its first official comment on Taiwan since U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit that inflamed tensions with China, India urged “the exercise of restraint, avoidance of unilateral actions to change status quo, de-escalation of tensions and efforts to maintain peace and stability in the region”, cautiously avoiding a direct message to either the U.S. or China. India’s remarks came …

Taiwan to boost up self-defence, maintain close coordination with like-minded countries including India
2 years, 4 months ago

Taiwan to boost up self-defence, maintain close coordination with like-minded countries including India

Firstpost  

India had urged the avoidance of unilateral actions to change the status quo in the Taiwan Strait on Friday. Taiwan said it is entitled to make friends and maintain relationships with countries around the world Taipei: Taiwan stated on Sunday that it would continue to strengthen its self-defence capabilities while maintaining close coordination with all like-minded countries, including India to …

India-China ties seeing a positive impetus, says Chinese Ambassador
2 years, 4 months ago

India-China ties seeing a positive impetus, says Chinese Ambassador

The Hindu  

India and China are seeing a “positive impetus” to ties, given two meetings between the Foreign Ministers in the past few months and Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s attendance at the BRICS summit in June, Chinese Ambassador to India Sun Weidong said on Saturday. Currently the border is overall stable, and the 16th round of talks ended with a joint statement …

India must strengthen its ties with Taiwan
2 years, 4 months ago

India must strengthen its ties with Taiwan

Hindustan Times  

During a press briefing on Friday, India’s ministry of external affairs spokesperson responded to China’s unwarranted action against Taiwan in the wake of the United States House of Representatives Speaker, Nancy Pelosi’s, visit to Taiwan earlier this month. But interestingly, even while adhering to the One China Policy in joint statements till 2008, India never acknowledged Taiwan as a part …

Avoid unilateral action to alter Taiwan status quo, says India
2 years, 4 months ago

Avoid unilateral action to alter Taiwan status quo, says India

The Hindu  

India on August 12, 2022 indirectly called upon China to not alter the "status quo" around Taiwan, and cautioned that the current situation should not lead to any "unilateral action". Addressing the weekly press briefing, Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Arindam Bagchi refrained from spelling out India's clear position on the 'One China' policy but conveyed the impression that India's …

India concerned about Taiwan developments, calls for de-escalation of tension
2 years, 4 months ago

India concerned about Taiwan developments, calls for de-escalation of tension

Hindustan Times  

The ministry of external affairs on Friday said India is worried about the developments in Taiwan, while calling for exercise of restraint. With China intensifying its military drills in the region following a recent visit by US House of Representative Speaker Nancy Pelocy to Taiwan, the MEA said both sides should avoid unilateral actions to change the status quo and …

The fallout of China’s actions
2 years, 4 months ago

The fallout of China’s actions

Hindustan Times  

After several days of unprecedented military drills in the Taiwan Strait following the visit of United States House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, which resulted in soaring tensions in many parts of Asia, China has issued a white paper on Taiwan that strongly reiterates the possibility of using force to take the self-governed island of 23 million people. The document with the …

The View from India newsletter on the Taiwan-China crisis
2 years, 4 months ago

The View from India newsletter on the Taiwan-China crisis

The Hindu  

U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s Taiwan visit has kicked off a major security and diplomatic crisis with China conducing live military exercises around the self-ruled island and freezing cooperation at multiple levels with Washington. China sees Taiwan as a breakaway province that will be reunited with the country in future, and a vast majority of countries, including the U.S. and …

India's learning from Taiwan: Normalising Ladakh is playing into China's hands | OPINION
2 years, 4 months ago

India's learning from Taiwan: Normalising Ladakh is playing into China's hands | OPINION

India Today  

China’s military aggression to keep Taiwan on a leash doesn’t come as a surprise, but it is the island nation’s response to call out the bullying that needs more attention. Not to say that India’s military hasn’t stood up to the challenges, but the political messaging at the international and domestic level of China being an aggressor in Ladakh hasn’t …

Taiwan says China simulating attack on its main island
2 years, 4 months ago

Taiwan says China simulating attack on its main island

India Today  

Taiwan accused the Chinese army of simulating an attack on its main island Saturday, as Beijing doubled down on its retaliation for US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taipei after announcing a suspension of cooperation with Washington on key issues. Taipei said it observed "multiple" Chinese planes and ships operating in the Taiwan Strait, believing them to be simulating …

Worldview with Suhasini Haidar | Taiwan tensions: How serious could the US-China standoff get?
2 years, 4 months ago

Worldview with Suhasini Haidar | Taiwan tensions: How serious could the US-China standoff get?

The Hindu  

The past week saw a dramatic scale up in tensions in the Taiwan Strait- after US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi went ahead with the visit of the congressional delegation to Taipei- to meet the leadership and many civil society representatives in the island. The visit went ahead despite several warnings from China that this would destabilize the region, and even …

Taiwan, India stand on frontline of authoritarian expansion, says Taipei envoy
2 years, 4 months ago

Taiwan, India stand on frontline of authoritarian expansion, says Taipei envoy

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: China’s current preoccupation with the Taiwan Strait doesn’t mean it will diminish its attention to the Indian Ocean, and both Taiwan and India stand on the frontline of authoritarian expansion, Taipei’s de-facto ambassador Baushuan Ger said on Thursday. Given China’s relentless economic coercion and military intimidation against Taiwan, if China’s wanton disregard for democratic principles and blatant violation …

’India’s message to China is strong’: Defence expert amid India, China talks
2 years, 5 months ago

’India’s message to China is strong’: Defence expert amid India, China talks

Live Mint  

A senior military veteran has said that India's message to China is strong amid multiple provocative activities by the Chinese Air Force on the Line of Actual Control. India and China are holding the 16th round of Corps Commander talks and the Chinese Air Force fighter jets provoked India on multiple occasions just before it. Reacting to Air Chief Marshal …

China’s infra on Indian border alarms US
2 years, 6 months ago

China’s infra on Indian border alarms US

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The US Army’s top general in the Indo-Pacific Command, General Charles A. Flynn, said here on Wednesday that Chinese activity near Ladakh was “eye-opening” and that some of the infrastructure being created by the People’s Liberation Army was “alarming”. “I believe that the activity level is eye-opening and I think that some of the infrastructure being created in …

Biden: US would intervene with military to defend Taiwan
2 years, 7 months ago

Biden: US would intervene with military to defend Taiwan

Associated Press  

TOKYO — President Joe Biden said Monday the U.S. would intervene militarily if China were to invade Taiwan, declaring the commitment to protect the island is “even stronger” after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. “China has no room for compromise or concessions on issues involving China’s core interests such as sovereignty and territorial integrity.” He added, “China will take firm action …

Biden says US would defend Taiwan if attacked by China
2 years, 7 months ago

Biden says US would defend Taiwan if attacked by China

Al Jazeera  

US president suggests he would intervene militarily during a Chinese invasion in an apparent break with decades-long policy. ‘Aroused great concern’ Taiwan’s foreign affairs ministry said it welcomed Biden’s comments for “reaffirming” Washington’s “firm commitment to Taiwan” and would deepen cooperation with countries including the US and Japan. Shortly after Biden’s remarks on Monday, an unnamed White House official told …

Beijing Shows US How It Will Cut Taiwan Off From The World As It Conducts War Games Near Island
2 years, 7 months ago

Beijing Shows US How It Will Cut Taiwan Off From The World As It Conducts War Games Near Island

News 18  

In a show of strength, China sent aircraft carrier Liaoning and several other warships to carry out a combat training mission ‘in the Philippine Sea to the east of the island of Taiwan and south of Japan’, news agency Global Times reported. People speaking to the state-run Chinese news agency said that the region where the drills were carried out …

Chinese naval forces may be ahead of India, but our ships hold key in Indian Ocean region
3 years, 1 month ago

Chinese naval forces may be ahead of India, but our ships hold key in Indian Ocean region

Firstpost  

Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited handed over the first Project 15B ship of Visakhapatnam Class to the navy last month in Mumbai. China’s economy, which is five times larger than India’s, has recently overtaken the US as the largest economy in the world in GDP terms. China’s nearly 80 per cent energy is sourced from Gulf, Africa and South America; all …

For China, Does the Road to Victory over Taiwan Go Via India?
3 years, 1 month ago

For China, Does the Road to Victory over Taiwan Go Via India?

News 18  

The Communist Party plenary in China is taking place, which will confirm Xi Jinping as the country’s president for an unprecedented third term and cement his position as China’s most powerful leader since Mao. However, Taiwan remains the ultimate objective for China, on which Xi Jinping recently said— “Taiwan independence separatism is the biggest obstacle to achieving the reunification of …

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