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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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The Foreign Policy Repercussions of South Korea’s Domestic Politics
Dr. Pranamita Baruah Talukdar. · 16 Apr, 2025 · #5888 · Commentary
South Korea plunged into a major political crisis following its now removed president Yoon Suk Yeol’s anachronistic declaration of martial law on 3 December 2024. Although the law was quickly reversed, it caused damage to South Korea’s image as a ...
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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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Yoon Suk-yeol and Martial Law in South Korea
Dr Sandip Kumar Mishra. · 13 Dec, 2024 · #5882 · Commentary
While South Korea’s economic, technological, and cultural prowess is very sophisticated, its political leaders are still immature and democratic institutions continue to be weak. That said, the South Korean public’s democracy spirit is indomitabl ...
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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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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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US, Japan, and South Korea at Camp David: The Implications of Trilateral Summitry
Dr Sandip Kumar Mishra. · 18 Aug, 2023 · #5858 · Commentary
The trilateral meeting between US President Joe Biden,
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, and South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol,
at Camp David on 18 August 2023, is being considered “historic.” It is the first standalone summit between t ...
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A Review of India-South Korea Diplomatic Relations on their 50th Anniversary
Dr Sandip Kumar Mishra. · 20 Jul, 2023 · #5857 · Commentary
India and
South Korea established diplomatic relations in 1973, and are celebrating the 50th anniversary this year. It took a long time for official
relations to be established as India wanted to do so simultaneously, with
South and North Korea, w ...
