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William Lai’s election as the next Taiwanese president has not gone down well with China which has said he doesn’t represent the choice of the masses. So what does it mean for China-Taiwan relations that are already under considerable strain?

China will continue its policy of harassment against Taiwan; coercion and intimidation will be the norm and could be a little bit more intensive, I-Chung Lai, President of Prospect Foundation, a Taiwanese think-tank, told StratNews Global Editor-in-Chief Nitin A. Gokhale.

Another Taiwanese analyst — Lin Fei-fan, Director of the Board, New Frontier Foundation — who joined in the discussion said China played a role in amplifying fake news spread by Opposition parties that Taiwan would open up its labour market to Indian workers, an issue on which the Taiwanese government has not taken a final decision yet.

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National security looks at capabilities and capabilities could be technologies, either old or new but traditionally it’s a combination of both, says Anshuman Tripathi, Member, National Security Advisory Board (NSAB).

Speaking to StratNews Global Editor-in-Chief Nitin A. Gokhale, he said technology is supposed to augment human capabilities, be a force-multiplier but it has unfortunately ended up playing on the human failing that we become lazier. “As a race, we humans need to be careful that we keep our skill sets alive going forward.”

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Has growing proximity between Russia and China and India’s greater engagement with the United States strained the India-Russia bilateral relationship?

Both India and Russia might have special relationships with other partners but we can be sure about India and you can be sure about Russia that it’s a choice by us and by you; it’s not for anybody else to dictate these relationships, says Fyodor Lukyanov, Research Director, Valdai Discussion Club.

Speaking to StratNews Global Editor-in-Chief Nitin A. Gokhale, he said the view in Russia now is that it’s normal that any country tries to diversify its relationships. Andrey Bystritskiy, Chairman, Valdai Discussion Club, who was also part of the discussion, said Russia is paving the way to the future which doesn’t have to be unidirectional but can carry others along.

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The recent round of elections to state assemblies saw the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) pull off an audacious win in Madhya Pradesh. Not only did it overcome four-term anti-incumbency, but it also managed to win two-thirds majority in the state assembly. Undoubtedly, the big draw was Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

However, there is a very important subtext to BJP’s electoral victory that has not get its due. It is one of the key reasons influencing BJP’s outstanding victory. Regardless, it has put the spotlight on the state’s agrarian economy, which has undergone a massive makeover in the last 15 years.

How did Madhya Pradesh pull this off? To answer this and more, Anil Padmanabhan spoke to Ashok Gulati, an agriculture economist and the last word on all things Indian agriculture.

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Talks with China are continuing at both military and diplomatic levels but we are also maintaining a robust posture along the Line of Actual Control (LAC), says Army Chief General Manoj Pande.

In an exclusive interview with Editor-in-Chief Nitin A. Gokhale, Gen. Pande talks about Indian Army's transformation journey, modernisation, aatmanirbharta in defence, global reach, situation along the China and Pakistan border and more.

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From Kyaukpyu and Chittagong ports on India’s eastern seaboard to Hambantota in Sri Lanka and Gwadar in Pakistan, China has strategically invested all along this country’s maritime borders, with serious implications says Alok Bansal, former naval officer who has been writing and researching on India’s neighbourhood.

He spoke to Surya Gangadharan about his latest book ‘Gwadar: A Chinese Gibraltar’. In his view, the fact that neither Hambantota nor Gwadar have proved commercially viable is irrelevant. Beijing sees these ports as part of its larger design when its navy enters the Indian Ocean in force, with the aim of securing its energy supplies and limiting the Indian Navy’s ability to interdict them.

Bansal also pointed to China’s naval base in Somalia, where it has naval assets including marine personnel, giving it another instrument to monitor the flow of its energy supplies.

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In recent years India has witnessed unprecedented success in non-cricket sports. The big story has been the remarkable revival of Indian hockey—men, women, and juniors.

Alongside we saw Neeraj Chopra win a gold medal in javelin at the Olympics. Similarly, our athletes competing in archery, boxing, badminton and so on are on the winners podium at various international sporting events.

This remarkable renaissance is happening due to a host of factors. And in this, Odisha has an important footnote. It has very quietly - without the customary chest thumping - successfully developed a state of the arts sports infrastructure. Amazing for a state which was never considered frontline in development. Yet, it has not hesitated in forking out the funds to grow the state as a sports hub.

What was the thought behind this pivot? How is it ensuring that these expensive sports assets do not go to seed - as we witnessed after the conclusion of the 2010 Commonwealth Games in New Delhi?

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The Northern Army Commander has responsibilities along borders facing both China and Pakistan. In this exclusive interview with Editor-in-Chief Nitin A. Gokhale, Lt Gen Upendra Dwivedi delves into issues involving the areas that face Pakistan first and then addresses those on the Chinese side.

The situation in Jammu and Kashmir reflects transformational changes that are noteworthy. Foremost amongst them, is the public apathy, bordering on hostility, towards terrorists in J&K. The abrogation of Article 370 and subsequent developmental projects is resulting in a swing in public perception that favours the government’s approach.

“J&K is now like any other normal state or a Union Territory but with a degree of caution,” says Northern Army Commander Lt Gen Upendra Dwivedi.

The situation in Ladakh front and the Chinese threat, the situation is stable but not normal. Of the seven friction points, five have been settled. The trust has been broken and there is a requirement of rebuilding it, he says.

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In an exclusive interview with Nitin A. Gokhale, the former Army Commander of Army Training Command, Shimla and UPSC Member, Lt Gen Raj Shukla (Retd) spoke extensively on India’s National Security Futures’.
Spelling out the rapid changes in warfare brought about by informational age technologies already proliferating in the neighbourhood, Gen Shukla said that India needs a comprehensive national security makeover to reduce power symmetry with China as Cold War 2.0 is already here.

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Sushant Sareen is not known for mincing his words. In a chat with Ramananda Sengupta, the Senior Fellow at the Observer Research Foundation who ranks among the leading Indian experts on Pakistan and India’s place in the world discusses the issues of Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, the Khalistani terrorist living in the US that Indian agents reportedly tried to assassinate, as well as the growing number of Pakistani terrorists linked to attacks on India who are being ‘taken out’, by mysterious “unknown gunmen” across their homeland.

As for the violent deaths of terrorists in Pakistan linked to attacks on Indian interests, he says he would be delighted to know that Indian agencies, or even ‘Agent Vinod or The Phantom’ were behind this. However, given the fact that India is unlikely to have the footprint, or logistics and assets in place to kill these people in the hinterlands of the country, it is far more likely that the Pakistani deep state is indulging in some cleaning up operations.

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