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Educational and research collaboration in environmental art between India and Taiwan is not limited to awarding degrees. It is about preparing a generation that views art as a tool for ‘problem-solving.’ When two progressive nations combine their intellectual and technical strengths with sensitivity towards nature, they build a future where development and the environment complement each other.

The synergy between Taiwan and India is rooted in the combination of Taiwan’s precision engineering capabilities and India’s large-scale market. As Taiwan seeks to diversify its supply chains and invest in sustainable infrastructure internationally, India provides a promising environment for “Make in India” green initiatives.

Lai’s trip had originally been planned for April 22, but it was abruptly postponed after Seychelles, Mauritius, and Madagascar revoked overflight permits for his aircraft. Taiwanese officials blamed Beijing, accusing China of using diplomatic and economic pressure to block the visit. China has not framed it that way, but it thanked the countries involved for upholding the “one-China” principle.

Ghosts of all kinds – wandering spirits, water ghosts looking for substitutes, mountain demons, and many more; welcome to the strange supernatural world of Taiwan.

This “deliberate absence” was no accident. Rather, it reflects a consistent policy choice by Singapore. For a country with an ethnic Chinese majority but a deeply diverse society, Singapore has always drawn a strict line between personal ties of blood and culture, and national political loyalty and policy orientation. Political leaders’ distance from their ancestral hometowns is an important symbol: internally, it strengthens national cohesion; externally, it demonstrates independence.