Indian politicians, academics back Taiwan, criticize China’s attitudeStaff writer, with CNAPoliticians and academics in India have expressed support for closer Taiwan-India ties on the social media platform X, after Beijing issued a strongly worded public statement on the servicec against exchanges between President William Lai (賴清德) and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. “My sincere congratulations to Prime Minister @narendramodi on his election victory,” Lai wrote. “India has made a serious political commitment toward the ‘one China Policy.’ [India] is supposed to resist Taiwan’s political ploys. While the Indian Ministry of External Affairs has yet to respond to Beijing’s statement, Indian academics and politicians expressed support over Taiwan and India’s relationship on X, while criticizing China. Taiwan is committed to building partnerships with India “underpinned by mutual benefit and shared values,” it said.
