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East Asia Compass
The Significance of Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi’s Taiwan Statement
Dr Sandip Kumar Mishra. · 20 Jan, 2026 · #5901 · Commentary
Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s “ad-libbed” remark at the Lower House Budget Committee, while responding to the Constitutional Democratic Party (CDP) lawmaker Katsuya Okada, has made a lot of waves. She said that a Chinese military ex ...
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The Regional Fallout of Trumpian Chaos: APEC and East Asia
Dr Sandip Kumar Mishra. · 30 Sep, 2025 · #5895 · Commentary
The leaders of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) will meet in Gyeongju, South Korea, in late October 2025 to deliberate on “Building a Sustainable Tomorrow.” As per speculations, trade, innovation, sustainability, and digital transform ...
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Five Challenges for South Korean President Lee Jae-Myung
Dr Sandip Kumar Mishra. · 20 Jun, 2025 · #5891 · Commentary
Lee Jae-myung became the 21st President of South Korea on 4 June 2025 after a tumultuous six months for South Korean politics, which began with the sudden announcement of emergency martial law by the previous President Yoon Suk-yeol on the night of 3 ...
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Trump 2.0 and East Asia
Dr Sandip Kumar Mishra. · 31 Mar, 2025 · #5887 · Commentary
Trump 2.0’s seemingly unpredictable and disruptive policies and actions have caused visible anxiety in East Asia among both allies and rivals of the US. Trump has begun implementing a reciprocal tariff plan without any consideration for friends and ...
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Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and the Future of Japanese Politics
Dr Sandip Kumar Mishra. · 24 Oct, 2024 · #5881 · Commentary
In Japan’s post-Shinzo Abe era, the old days of frequent changes in top leaders appears to have arrived again. This will have implications for the country’s domestic as well as its foreign policy. Japan needs continuity and credibility in its top ...
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Alliance-Making: The Meaning of Putin’s Visit to North Korea
Dr Sandip Kumar Mishra. · 27 Jun, 2024 · #5877 · Commentary
Russian President Vladimir Putin visited North Korea after a gap of 24 years, on 19 June 2024. On his last historic visit in 2000, Russia and North Korea signed a Treaty of Friendship, Good Neighbourliness and Cooperation, which was a version of thei ...
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South Korea: Interpreting the National Assembly Election Results
Dr Sandip Kumar Mishra. · 29 Apr, 2024 · #5875 · Commentary
The opposition Democratic Party maintained its majority in the elections to the South Korean National Assembly that took place on 10 April 2024. Overall, opposition parties in South Korea won a total of 192 seats in the 300-member National Assembly, ...
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North Korea-Japan Talks and Pyongyang’s Creative Diplomacy
Dr Sandip Kumar Mishra. · 14 Mar, 2024 · #5871 · Commentary
North Korea sometimes makes strange gestures that force others to speculate about the intent. In one such move, Pyongyang, which has so far refused to engage in talks with the US and South Korea, suddenly expressed interest in a summit meeting with J ...
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South Korea’s Nuclear Paradox
Shivani Singh.. · 27 Feb, 2024 · #5870 · Commentary
South Korea faces a paradox of choice. On one hand, it must address growing domestic public pressure in favour of acquiring nuclear weapons to combat the North Korean threat. On the other, this decision must be weighed against Seoul’s rapid n ...
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The Meaning of a Third DPP Presidency in Taiwan
Dr Sandip Kumar Mishra. · 24 Jan, 2024 · #5865 · Commentary
Taiwan’s
Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) candidate Lai Ching-te’s win in the recently
held presidential elections in Taiwan is indeed historic. This is the third consecutive victory of a DPP
candidate in a presidential election.
The
DPP ...
