India’s Strategic Autonomy and Its Impact on Taiwan | Taiwan Talks EP171

Is India a steadfast friend of the West or a neutral player in international affairs? In this episode of TaiwanTalks, we examine India’s possible alignment with the U.S., its implications for the Indo-Pacific region and India’s potential to surpass other major economies. Besides India's burgeoning defense and tech ties with the U.S., we also survey the prospect of synergizing cooperation between Taiwan and India.

Our guests are:

Chen Ping-kuei
Associate professor, National Chengchi University Department of Diplomacy

Raymond Sung
Vice president, Prospect Foundation

Liu Fu-kuo
Research fellow in international relations, National Chengchi University

We also hear from:

Aparna Pande
Director, Hudson Institute Initiative on the Future of India and South Asia

Chapters
0:00 Introduction
2:59 India’s strategic considerations regarding China
6:33 India’s diplomatic neutrality and strategic autonomy
10:52 U.S. and India expand strategic ties
15:13 Interview with Aparna Pande
23:26 India’s development and economic potential
28:59 Could India surpass other major economies?
33:55 India’s trade with Taiwan and supply chain influence
37:57 India, semiconductors and Taiwan cooperation
42:00 Foreign businesses adapting to India’s environment

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