Taiwan and India should build on each other’s complementary strengths, experts attending the inaugural Taiwan-India Dialogue in Taipei said.
The one-day closed-door meeting on Saturday featured more than 30 guests and panelists from Taiwan and India, including Indian lawmaker Sujeet Kumar and Ajit Manocha, president of global electronics trade association SEMI, the Taiwan-Asia Exchange Foundation (TAEF) said yesterday.
Former Indian Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology secretary Ajay Prakash Sawhney and India-Taipei Association director-general Gourangalal Das also participated in the forum, said the Taipei-based foundation, which organized the event.
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Foundation chairman Michael Hsiao (蕭新煌) and Observer Research Foundation (ORF) vice president Harsh V. Pant highlighted the importance of Taiwan-India relations in their opening remarks.
The New Delhi-based ORF cohosted the event.
As the government’s New Southbound Policy complements India’s Act East Policy, both sides should work more closely together on several niche areas where meaningful synergies could be created, Hsiao said.
Pant said that Taiwan and India are in influential positions with regard to the Indo-Pacific region and international security.
Both sides should harness the complementary nature of their respective policies to take bilateral ties forward, Pant said, underlining the importance of taking advantage of young leaders in Taiwan and India.
The dialogue comprised three sessions: examining the roles of Taiwan and India in safeguarding stability and security in the Indo-Pacific region; the use of bilateral economic and technology ties to promote regional prosperity and growth; and the prospects for the Taiwan-India partnership.
The exchange foundation said that it entered into a three-year partnership with the ORF in May and the dialogue is part of the agreement.
The two countries are to take turns hosting the event, it said.
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