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The writer, a retired diplomat, has served as India�??s ambassador to South Korea
    Skand Tayal | Japan’s Ties With China Worsening Amid Flareup on Taiwan RemarksColumnists
    Skand Tayal | Japan’s Ties With China Worsening Amid Flareup on Taiwan...

    Beijing issues sharp warnings as Tokyo seeks damage control amid tensions

    26 Nov 2025 10:20 PM IST

    Skand Tayal | Amidst Peace Moves By US & Europe; No Early End Likely To Russia-Ukraine WarColumnists
    Skand Tayal | Amidst Peace Moves By US & Europe; No Early End Likely...

    However, the crux is that the four parties involved -- Russia, Ukraine, the US and Europe -- have conflicting...

    6 Sept 2025 9:56 PM IST

    Skand Tayal | Lee’s Victory in South Korea’s Prez Elections a Sign of StabilityColumnists
    Skand Tayal | Lee’s Victory in South Korea’s Prez Elections a Sign of...

    The leadership vacuum since the turbulent events of last December following the sudden martial law declared by the then...

    8 Jun 2025 8:50 PM IST

    Skand Tayal | Will Unilateralism by Trump’s US Drive Japan & South Korea to ‘Nuclearisation’?Columnists
    Skand Tayal | Will Unilateralism by Trump’s US Drive Japan & South...

    Japan and South Korea face a direct threat from a nuclear-armed North Korea and an indirect threat from North Korea’s...

    3 May 2025 11:40 PM IST

    Skand Tayal | The consequences for South Korea’s Prez after 6-hour martial law dramaColumnists
    Skand Tayal | The consequences for South Korea’s Prez after 6-hour...

    South Korea's President Yoon reverses martial law after swift opposition from National Assembly, media, and citizens

    12 Dec 2024 12:00 AM IST

    Skand Tayal | China in the dock at EAS meet for expansionist line in waters of SCSColumnists
    Skand Tayal | China in the dock at EAS meet for expansionist line in...

    The East Asia Summit was hosted by Laos at Vientiane on October 11 with the participation of the 10 Asean members and...

    16 Oct 2024 12:10 AM IST

    Skand Tayal | Will Korea & Japan bail out China amid rising trade tensions with US and Europe?Columnists
    Skand Tayal | Will Korea & Japan bail out China amid rising trade...

    On May 26-27, 2024, the 9th Trilateral Summit was held in Seoul with the participation of South Korean President Yoon...

    3 Jun 2024 1:03 AM IST

    Skand Tayal | Amid tensions in Korea, Opposition win in Parliament polls huge setback to YoonColumnists
    Skand Tayal | Amid tensions in Korea, Opposition win in Parliament...

    In the elections for the 300-member South Korean National Assembly on April 10, the main Opposition Democratic Party...

    17 April 2024 12:30 AM IST

    Skand Tayal | Will Camp David summit lead to a strategic shift in the Indo-Pacific?Opinion
    Skand Tayal | Will Camp David summit lead to a strategic shift in the...

    The Camp David trilateral summit is a concrete move for strategic rebalancing in the Indo-Pacific triggered by Chinese...

    30 Aug 2023 12:00 AM IST

    Skand Tayal | SCO is at the crossroads: Will it remain relevant?Opinion
    Skand Tayal | SCO is at the crossroads: Will it remain relevant?

    The 22nd summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) virtually hosted by India on July 4 has raised many...

    11 Aug 2023 12:03 AM IST

    Skand Tayal | Investments from South Korea may grow as strategic relations intensifyOpinion
    Skand Tayal | Investments from South Korea may grow as strategic...

    The two-day visit of South Korean foreign minister Park Jin to India earlier this month was an important milestone in...

    19 April 2023 12:00 AM IST

    Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Chinese President Xi Jinping, Russian President Vladimir Putin and others pose for photographs during Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in Samarkand, Uzbekistan. (PTI)Opinion
    Skand Tayal | From Samarkand to New Delhi 2023: Can SCO become more...

    The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation recent summit in Samarkand last week -- the 22nd meeting of its council of heads...

    21 Sept 2022 1:55 AM IST

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