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Taiwan to raise defence spending to deter war
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Taiwan is raising defence spending: the Indo-Pacific flashpoint every GS-II international relations answer must place in India's strategy
Taiwan's leader said the island is increasing defence spending in order to deter war.
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Taiwan's leader said the island is increasing defence spending in order to deter war.
Taiwan is a key flashpoint in US-China relations.
Rising defence budgets in the Indo-Pacific shape India's strategic environment.
ਸਰੋਤ: Topper IAS editorial (PIB / The Hindu / Indian Express)
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- Taiwan's leader says the island is increasing defence spending to deter war.
- Taiwan is a key flashpoint in US-China relations.
- The Taiwan Strait separates Taiwan from mainland China; Taipei is Taiwan's capital.
- India has no formal diplomatic relations with Taiwan and follows the One China policy, while maintaining trade and cultural ties.
- Rising defence budgets in the Indo-Pacific shape India's strategic environment.
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- The Taiwan Strait lies between mainland China and the island of Taiwan, and links the South China Sea with the East China Sea.
- India maintains trade, cultural and people-to-people ties with Taiwan without formal diplomatic relations.
- The Indo-Pacific is a strategic construct spanning the Indian and Pacific Oceans, central to India's maritime and security policy.
ਮੇਨਜ਼
GS-II (International Relations): Taiwan's rising defence spending reflects a deterrence logic amid US-China rivalry in the Indo-Pacific. For India, the issue touches its One China stance, Act East policy, Quad engagement and supply chain dependence on Taiwanese semiconductors. The way forward is strategic autonomy, deeper economic and technology ties short of formal recognition, and support for a rules-based, peaceful order in the region.
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