Arvind Gupta’s Article on Taiwan Published in The New Indian Express

Director General, IDSA, Dr Arvind Gupta’s article on Taiwan, titled, ‘Strong ties with Taiwan’ was published in ‘The New Indian express on January 30, 2013.

Excerpt

India, following ‘One China’ policy, does not have diplomatic relations with Taiwan. Diplomatic ingenuity, visible since the mid-Nineties, when India opened an office known as India-Taipei Association in Taipei, has led to the flourishing economic and cultural relationship between India and Taiwan.

India is not alone in having commercial, economic and cultural ties with Taiwan. While nearly 23 countries have formal diplomatic relations with Taiwan, several countries have opened offices in Taipei. These countries, which include the United States, western European, Japan, Australia and many others, follow ‘One China’ policy.

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