IS WAR AHEAD IN THE PACIFIC?

VIVEK Y. KELKAR, MUMBAI The great powers are playing a high-risk shadow game. But such games have a nasty way of coming out of the shadows—with terrible consequences.

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The great powers are playing a high-risk shadow game. But such games have a nasty way of coming out of the shadows—with terrible consequences.

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On September 23, Taiwan formally…