East Asia Compass by Dr Sandip Kumar Mishra
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The Dangers of China’s Approach to Peace Mediation
Dr Sandip Kumar Mishra · 27 Aug, 2024 · 5879
China recently invited representatives from 14 Palestinian groups for reconciliation talks; the meeting was held on on 21-24 July in Beijing. These talks were meant to be for ‘peacemaking’ in West Asia. Participants signed a Beijing Dec ...
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Alliance-Making: The Meaning of Putin’s Visit to North Korea
Dr Sandip Kumar Mishra · 27 Jun, 2024 · 5877
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 versi ...
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South Korea: Interpreting the National Assembly Election Results
Dr Sandip Kumar Mishra · 29 Apr, 2024 · 5875
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 ...
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North Korea-Japan Talks and Pyongyang’s Creative Diplomacy
Dr Sandip Kumar Mishra · 14 Mar, 2024 · 5871
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 meet ...
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The Meaning of a Third DPP Presidency in Taiwan
Dr Sandip Kumar Mishra · 24 Jan, 2024 · 5865
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.
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Kishida-Xi Meeting: A Move to Reduce Frictions?
Dr Sandip Kumar Mishra · 12 Dec, 2023 · 5862
At the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meeting in San Francisco in November, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida of Japan and President Xi Jinping of China held a sixty-five minute long meeting. Although the meeting didn ...
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Why was Kim Jong-un in Russia?
Dr Sandip Kumar Mishra · 09 Oct, 2023 · 5861
It was a bit surprising that the North Korean leader Kim Jong-un’s first foreign visit after the pandemic was to Russia, on 10 September 2023. His visit may be considered symbolic of his prioritisation, with Russia appearing to be more im ...
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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
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 ...
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A Review of India-South Korea Diplomatic Relations on their 50th Anniversary
Dr Sandip Kumar Mishra · 20 Jul, 2023 · 5857
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 Nort ...
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US-South Korea: Old Allies; New Commitments
Dr Sandip Kumar Mishra · 22 Jun, 2023 · 5853
South
Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol made a six-day state visit to the US in April
2023, to mark the 70th anniversary of South Korea’s alliance with
the US. The Mutual Defense Treaty between the two countries has been the
backbone of ...
