Focus Taiwan
Date: 2017/11/15
By: Joseph Yeh
Taipei, Nov. 15 (CNA) India’s top envoy to Taipei said Wednesday that Taiwan’s New
Sridharan Madhusudhanan (back second left), director general of the India-Taipei Association/ CNA file photo
Southbound Policy has a logical strategy that complements India’s regional foreign policy of prioritizing connections with its East Asia neighbors.
Sridharan Madhusudhanan, director general of the India-Taipei Association, said in an exclusive interview with CNA that while Taiwan is seeking to enhance ties with countries in South Asia, India is looking east.
By boosting links with countries in South Asia, including India, Taiwan is hoping to achieve sustained economic growth and to transform its economic model, with a focus on innovation and original branding, he said. “On the Indian side, we have launched the Act East Policy, to increase our connections with the region,” Madhusudhanan said.
The Act East Policy, launched in 2014 under the leadership of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, prioritizes India’s relations with its East Asian neighbors, Madhusudhanan said. [FULL STORY]
