India-Taiwan relations are evolving from cautious commercial ties into a structured partnership encompassing technology, labor mobility, education, and supply chains, expanding India’s strategic scope. By aligning India’s Act East Policy with Taiwan’s New Southbound Policy, India positions Taiwan as a key partner in industrial transformation and in mitigating geopolitical supply chain risks. Consequently, India’s Taiwan policy is increasingly shaped by technological security, supply chain resilience, and strategic considerations in the Indo-Pacific, rather than being solely influenced by China.

Anti-corruption has remained a top CCP priority for more than a decade, reflecting its central role in maintaining political security and shaping economic outcomes. The CCDI’s influence was underscored in 2025 by the promotion of its deputy secretary, Zhang Shengmin, to vice chairman of the Central Military Commission, alongside a record number of investigations into cadres. The recent surge in disciplinary activity signals significant institutional and political adjustments ahead. Interpreting these developments offers insight into how the CCP is regulating itself ahead of the 21st Party Congress in 2027 amid mounting domestic and global geopolitical turbulence.

China’s 2026 No. 1 Central Document sets the tone for rural development and food security at the start of the 15th Five-Year Plan (2026–2030). The policy document emphasizes diversification of food supply, stronger farmland protection, and climate resilience to address external trade pressures and extreme weather risks. Technological modernization—through AI, drones, IoT, and research reform—forms a key pillar in boosting agricultural efficiency amid rural labor constraints. The document also introduces a new phase of “regular and targeted assistance” in poverty alleviation, focusing on income expansion and risk monitoring. Overall, it reinforces China’s drive toward agricultural self-reliance, rural modernization, and long-term social stability.

The Senkaku/Diaoyu Islands dispute between Japan, China, and Taiwan reflects unresolved historical legacies of the First Sino-Japanese War, contested post-WWII settlements, and competing legal interpretations of sovereignty and maritime boundaries in the East China Sea. The issue intensified after the 1968 discovery of potential hydrocarbons and Japan’s 2012 nationalization, leading to sustained maritime patrols, legal assertions, and strategic signalling by all sides. Today, the dispute represents not only a territorial disagreement but a broader contest over regional order, alliance politics, sea lane security, and the interpretation of international maritime law in East Asia.

This is the third of a six-part series analyzing the Taiwanese TV series ‘Zero Day Attack’ for the Organization for Research on China and Asia’s (ORCA) ‘Reviewing Chinese Culture’ segment.

The Special Issue “India’s Soft Push for Power in South Asia: Shaping A Favourable Tomorrow” was ideated keeping in mind the increasing need for Indian policymakers to mitigate challenges emerging against New Delhi’s South Asian policy. Through each chapter, contributed by emerging Indian scholars specializing in India’s neighborhood policy, the publications envisions new and existing strategies to effectively leverage India’s soft power appeal in South Asia.