——————About the Program——————
TAEF is devoted to promoting policy dialogue and cooperation among leading think tanks in all regions. Through bilateral and multilateral dialogues, as well as jointly developing policy research and reports, TAEF looks forward to discussing and promoting the development of Asia and the cooperation agenda of Asian regional communities with all think tank partners. The think tanks TAEF cooperates with are mostly from the New Southbound Policy countries and like-minded countries in the Indo-Pacific region. We have signed a memorandum of bilateral cooperation with IDE-JETRO from Japan, Observer Research Foundation (ORF) and National Maritime Foundation from India, Pijar Foundation and Habibie Center from Indonesia.
TAEF Program on Think Tank Collaboration regularly organizes Taiwan-India dialogues with the ORF from India as a high-level bilateral policy dialogue between Taiwan and India. Under the same program, policy seminars with the Global Taiwan Institute in Washington, D.C. are regularly held, and Taiwan-U.S. policy research reports are published accordingly. In addition, various publications are published under this program, including a series of publications focusing on the image of Taiwan and Taiwanese businesses, and research reports on Taiwan-Australia relations, Taiwan-India relations, and Taiwan-Southeast Asia relations, among others.
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1.Taiwan-India Dialogue
Jointly organized by Taiwan-Asia Exchange Foundation (TAEF) and Observer Research Foundation (ORF), the first Inaugural Taiwan-India Dialogue took place on October 8th right after the 2022 Yushan Forum, bringing together a panel of leading experts to explore avenues for deepening Taiwan-India ties. TAEF and ORF signed an MoU in May 2022. An important initiative agreed upon in the MoU is the organization of an annual dialogue that will take place alternatively between Taiwan and India.
2024India-Taiwan Track 2 Dialogue, hosted at the Taj Palace Hotel in New Delhi, marked a significant step in bolstering the strategic partnership and economic cooperation between India and Taiwan amidst evolving global dynamics. The dialogue, encompassing eminent experts and policymakers from both nations, delved into critical issues of regional security, economic resilience, technology collaboration, and the strategic importance of the Indo-Pacific region.
2. Partnership with Global Taiwan Institute (GTI)
TAEF takes pleasure in working with the Global Taiwan Institute (GTI) based in Washington, D.C., for the past three years in implementing long-term policy research projects, publishing policy reports, and sharing meaningful insights and recommendations with the policy communities in Taiwan and the United States.
TAEF and GTI had published report titled “Sustaining Taiwan’s Southbound Focus in the Indo-Pacific in a Period of Strategic Convergence and Political Change,”and have recently hosted a joint panel discussion on“Recalibrating Taiwan’s New Southbound Policy and the US Indo-Pacific Strategy in 2024”
3. Taiwan-NSP Relations Report
The Image of Taiwan and Taiwanese Businesses in Vietnam, The Image of Taiwan and Taiwanese Businesses in Indonesia, The Image of Taiwan and Taiwanese Businesses in Thailand, and also reports on Taiwan's relations with Australia, India, and Southeast Asian countries.
4. Compilation of News and Commentary on the New Southbound Policy for Government Departments:
We provide an information platform for public services, with the main services including the "TAEF Bi-weekly Brief" and the "TAEF NSP Daily Review," which compile news and commentary related to the New Southbound Policy.