Relations between India and Taiwan at the Present Stage

Abstract

The article examines current trends in the development of relations between India and Taiwan. The author notes that relations between India and Taiwan began developing gradually since the 1990s. Since the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) came to power in Taiwan in 2016 and proclaimed the “The New Southbound Policy”, which coincided with the active development of the East direction of the Republic of India’s policy and at the same time the deteriorating of its relations with the People’s Republic of China (PRC), the intensification of cooperation between the two sides began. The author analyzes the historical background for the development of relations between India and Taiwan and their modern vectors. It is noted that the most effective cooperation between the two sides is in the areas of economics, science and technology, as well as in cultural and humanitarian exchanges. Attention is paid to the reaction of the PRC to the development of cooperation between India and Taiwan. The author concludes that despite the development of economic and humanitarian ties along the Taipei – New Delhi line, India continues to adhere to the “one China policy” and is interested in a stable, predictable situation in the Taiwan Strait. The victory of DPP leader Lai Ching-te in the elections held in Taiwan in January 2024, as well as the results of the coming parliamentary elections in India in April–May 2024, as the author considers, will not change the general trends in the development of relations between the two sides.