India's former army chief's visit to Taiwan..!?
China has expressed outrage over the visit of the three former chiefs of India's armed forces to taiwan in early August. india should respect China's Open china policy. On august 8, the former chiefs of all three armed forces of india visited Taiwan. china on thursday expressed great outrage over the visit. A Pakistan-based journalist asked China's Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin a question on the matter at a press conference on Thursday. In response, Wenbin said, "We oppose any official negotiations with Taiwan." We always had this clear decision about Taiwan. We hope that india adheres to the One-China principle and refrains from increasing any form of military and security cooperation with Taiwan. According to a report in The Economic Times, former Admiral Karambir Singh, General MM Naravane and former air Staff RKS Badauriya visited Taiwan. He participated in the Indo-Pacific Security Dialogue held in Taiwan.
India's stand on Taiwan: According to a report by veteran journalist Palki Sharma, in december 1949, india was one of the first countries in Asia to recognize China. After this there was no formal contact between india and taiwan for 45 years. There was a crisis between the two countries.Taiwan's attitude towards india was also not very positive. taiwan, on the other hand, stuck to its one-China policy, with Taipei as the center of power. tibet and its position on the McMahon Line was similar to that of China. He had deep ties with America, but he had little interest in countries like India.
However, in the 1990s, India's foreign policy changed. It adopted the Look-East Policy, thereby trying to improve relations with taiwan, and taiwan also responded well. Non-official embassies were established in 1995. By the beginning of the 21st century, India's relations with china had entered their best phase. prime minister Vajpayee had just returned from a successful visit to China. India's priorities have once again shifted away from Taiwan. Some sporadic attempts were made after 2008 when Taiwanese ministers visited india, but these were limited to getting to know India. In 2014, prime minister Modi said he got a big boost when he invited Taiwanese representatives to his swearing-in ceremony.
India's stand on Taiwan: According to a report by veteran journalist Palki Sharma, in december 1949, india was one of the first countries in Asia to recognize China. After this there was no formal contact between india and taiwan for 45 years. There was a crisis between the two countries.Taiwan's attitude towards india was also not very positive. taiwan, on the other hand, stuck to its one-China policy, with Taipei as the center of power. tibet and its position on the McMahon Line was similar to that of China. He had deep ties with America, but he had little interest in countries like India.
However, in the 1990s, India's foreign policy changed. It adopted the Look-East Policy, thereby trying to improve relations with taiwan, and taiwan also responded well. Non-official embassies were established in 1995. By the beginning of the 21st century, India's relations with china had entered their best phase. prime minister Vajpayee had just returned from a successful visit to China. India's priorities have once again shifted away from Taiwan. Some sporadic attempts were made after 2008 when Taiwanese ministers visited india, but these were limited to getting to know India. In 2014, prime minister Modi said he got a big boost when he invited Taiwanese representatives to his swearing-in ceremony.