Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi yesterday said he looks forward to closer ties with Taiwan in a social media post responding directly to President William Lai (賴清德).
Modi thanked Lai, who congratulated him on X his third straight election victory and touted the “fast-growing” India-Taiwan partnership that would contribute to the peace and prosperity in the Indo-Pacific.
“I look forward to closer ties as we work towards mutually beneficial economic and technological partnership,” Modi responded.
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In a statement on Wednesday, Presidential Office spokesperson Kuo Ya-hui (郭雅慧) said Lai sincerely congratulated the Indian government and people for completing the parliamentary vote through a democratic process.
Lai said he hoped the Indian government led by Modi would push for its policies smoothly and boost prosperity in the country, Kuo said.
As India is one of Taiwan’s important partners and shares its democratic values, their collaboration has been strengthened over the past few years, Kuo added.
Lai hoped the two partners would continue to work closely via economic, technology, education and cultural exchanges to forge closer ties, Kuo said.
The president also wished that based on the existing solid foundation of their relationship, the two countries would make contributions to democracy, peace and prosperity in the Indo-Pacific region, she said.
India and Taiwan have been forging closer economic ties under Modi, with the two sides planning a labor-supply pact that could see Taiwan hire as many as 100,000 Indian workers.
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