Dr Nivedita Das Kundu, Senior Research Advisor, USI was interviewed by Geopolitics magazine for its special edition in April-May 2016. This is the transcript of the interview.
PM Modi’s US Visit: Chinese Media Highlights India’s Policy of Non-Alignment
Raj Kumar Sharma writes: The article in Global Times says that India cannot rise by containing China, but its reverse is equally true that China too cannot rise by containing India. Success of any containment strategy in age of globalization is difficult and it is time that India and China cooperate in true strategic realm as well.
India Set to Join MTCR
Roshan Writes: India’s diplomatic efforts to join the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) are finally showing dividends as India is now slated to become its member.
The Shangri-La Dialogue 2016: Conflicting Views on the South China Sea
Shantanu Roy-Chaudhury writes: Even though this year’s dialogue was heavily dominated by issues in the South China Sea, the Chinese delegation and Admiral Sun seemed confident about their activities and rebuffed American pressure to curb its activities in the area.
India – Japan : Vision 2025
Nikhil Kapoor writes: Japan and India are Asia’s two great democracies and have a pivotal role to play in Asia’s emerging power structure. PM Shinzo Abe in 2007 described this partnership as the ‘confluence of two seas.
A New President in Taiwan- New Hopes, Old Problems
M H Rajesh writes: As far as India goes, it needs to engage Taiwan far more, especially on the economic front. Just as Foxconn has set up facility in India, it must invite more Taiwan based businesses to choose India as a preferred investment destination.