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East Asian success models: Vietnam
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Current day Vietnam is composed of geographical kingdoms with different histories.
What is now the northern part of current Vietnam had its political identity formed...
East Asian Success Models: Thailand
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Researchers date the beginning of Indo-Thai cultural relations to 350 BCE, i.e., more than 2000 years ago. Bharat’s trade relations with East Asian countries...
East Asian success models: Indonesia
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Indonesia is the largest archipelago in the world with a total of 17,508 islands of which 6000 are inhabited. Its five major islands are...
East Asian success models: Malaysia
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After attaining independence from British colonizers in 1957, the Federation of Malaysia was formed in 1963 with Malaya, Sarawak, Sabah, and Singapore as its...
East Asian Success Models: The miraculous transformation of Hong Kong
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Similar to Singapore, Hong Kong too is mainly known for its entrepot activities. It is composed of 263 islands. The largest three islands are...
East Asian success models: The ‘Taiwan Miracle’
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In the period between the 1630s and 1640s, the Dutch launched several campaigns to gain control of Taiwan. They controlled Taiwan until 1661 when...
East Asian Success Models: Asian Tiger Singapore
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Singapore had human settlements from the second century though not many details about it are known for that period. It was identified as an...
East Asian success models: South Korea’s rapid development under a military general
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After Japan, covered in Part 1 of this series, we cover the spectacular story of South Korea’s journey to development from a colonized and...
East Asian success models: Meiji Restoration – Japan’s path to economic growth
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The ongoing struggle of Bharat to launch itself onto the path of economic development has been patchy and obstacle-ridden even more than 70 years...