The diplomatic showdown over Chinese spying vessel
The past week saw a flurry of tense exchanges in the Indian subcontinent. The purported visit of a Chinese space and satellite tracking vessel to the port city of Hambantota in Sri Lanka raised...
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Will the battered Sri Lanka be able to obey China while pleasing India?
India’s apprehensions that China is using Sri Lanka to expand its clout in the Asia-Pacific region seem to be not borne out of a far-fetched imagination. India has every reason to suspect the movement...
The Perils Of Democracy In South Asia
The horrific saga of the ‘protestors’ storming the presidential palace in Sri Lanka is a memory that lacks precedence. For many, the act of setting ablaze PM Wickremasinghe’s residence was an apt metaphor of...
Is India making smart moves with Sri Lanka?
If there is one country where everything has gone wrong, it is India’s neighbor, Sri Lanka. Since the country gained independence from Britain in 1948, it has not seen the turmoil that it is...
Many Sri Lankans flee capital as political leaders meet to seek solution to crisis
Many Sri Lankans thronged buses in the main city Colombo on Thursday to return to their hometowns with leaders of political parties due to meet after the prime minister quit and went into hiding...
Sri Lanka president warns of racial tensions amid economic crisis
Sri Lanka’s president urged people on Wednesday to reject what he called attempts to foment racial and religious disharmony, as clashes broke out in many parts of the country over the government’s handling of...
Sri Lanka begins talks with China on refinancing debt
Sri Lanka has begun discussions with China about refinancing its debt, a cabinet spokesman said on Tuesday, as Colombo struggles with its worst financial crisis in decades. China has suggested to Colombo that it...
India’s Foreign Policy Interests in South Asia under Modi’s Neighbourhood Strategy
Significance of South Asia The South Asian region consists of eight countries, including Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. The South Asian states failed to create a common identity, despite...
Will Sri Lanka Pivot to India now amidst crisis?
With 26 Cabinet Ministers resigning including the Sri Lankan Finance Minister as well as the Lankan Central Bank’s Governor and now even certain Buddhist monks demanding the resignation of the President, Sri Lanka is...
Sri Lanka opposition threatens no-confidence motion, industry warns of ‘precipice’
Sri Lanka’s main opposition party on Friday asked the government to resolve an economic crisis or face a no-confidence motion, as leaders of businesses from garments to tea and other industries warned that exports...
