{"id":210537,"date":"2022-10-14T20:42:02","date_gmt":"2022-10-14T15:12:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=210537"},"modified":"2022-10-14T20:42:02","modified_gmt":"2022-10-14T15:12:02","slug":"7-ways-to-tango-with-taiwan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/7-ways-to-tango-with-taiwan\/","title":{"rendered":"7 ways to tango with Taiwan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Source<\/strong>&#8211; The post is based on the article <strong>\u201c7 ways to tango with Taiwan\u201d <\/strong>published in <strong>The Times of India <\/strong>on <strong>14th October 2022<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Syllabus: <\/strong>GS2- International Relations<\/p>\n<p><strong>Relevance<\/strong>&#8211; Strengthening of ties between India and Taiwan.<\/p>\n<p><strong>News-<\/strong> The article explains the steps needed to be taken by India to improve its relationship with Taiwan.<\/p>\n<p>Recently Taiwanese semiconductor giant Foxconn partnered with Vedanta to invest 1.54 lakh crore toward semiconductor manufacturing.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Why does Taiwan want a close relationship with India?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Economic ties are important. But we cannot ignore the <strong>geopolitical environment<\/strong>. Taiwan wants other nations especially in the Indo-Pacific to display friendship towards.<\/p>\n<p>Both India and Taiwan are democracies. Both are also facing <strong>Chinese aggression.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>What is the way forward for improving ties?<\/strong>[Text Wrapping Break]<strong>Take a stand<\/strong>&#8211; We need to take a stand on issues concerning Taiwan. Foreign Ministry comment on tension in Taiwan strait was well received by Taiwan.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Open more Taiwan centres<\/strong>&#8211; Government should permit Taiwan to set up an office of Taipei Economic and Cultural Centre in MUmbai . These types of centres will lead to more investment in India.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Legislators visit<\/strong>&#8211; We should send a multi-party delegation to Taiwan. Other countries like the US, Japan send these types of delegations.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Civil society engagement<\/strong>&#8211; There is a need for more non-state exchanges with Taiwan. India will be benefitted by Taiwan&#8217;s deep understanding of communist China.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Focus on supply chain<\/strong>&#8211; Taiwan is looking for India&#8217;s help in building a resilient supply chain. India should set up a single window mechanism for firms interested in investment. State government should set up sherpa for every major investment by Taiwanese firms.<\/p>\n<p><strong>India-Taiwan FTA<\/strong>&#8211; Both countries should conclude a free trade agreement between them. The bilateral trade was around $7 billion in 2021. Studies show that there is great scope for FTA between two countries.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Moe scholars exchange<\/strong>&#8211; Both countries should increase scholarly exchange between them. There is a programme that enables academic institutions in Taiwan to send Chinese language teachers to India. It must be expanded.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Source&#8211; The post is based on the article \u201c7 ways to tango with Taiwan\u201d published in The Times of India on 14th October 2022. Syllabus: GS2- International Relations Relevance&#8211; Strengthening of ties between India and Taiwan. News- The article explains the steps needed to be taken by India to improve its relationship with Taiwan. 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