Sri Lanka’s Oppressive Stability Starts to Crumble
On the evening of April 2nd, Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa declared a weekend-long state of emergency on the island after protests erupted outside his Colombo residence. While Sri Lanka is no stranger to periods of state of emergency—the last was imposed…
India and Sri Lanka: Subnational Diplomacy Dynamics
Sri Lanka’s foreign minister Jayanath Colombage has described India as “part of the family,” and suggested that, like siblings, the two share many similarities and occasional disagreements. However, the current state of ties is complicated, especially given Sri Lanka’s increasingly…
اقتصادیات اور اثراندازی: نیپال میں چینی سرمایہ کاری
دہائیوں کے سیاسی عدم استحکام کے بعد آخرکار نیپال ۲۰۱۵ کے آئین کے تحت حال ہی میں اپنائے گئے وفاقی ڈھانچے کے ذریعے ایک مستحکم مستقبل کے لیے تیار ہے۔ دہائیوں تک ماؤ بغاوت کا سامنا کرنے، بادشاہت کے خاتمے…
China’s Increasing Forays into the Bay of Bengal
For centuries, the Bay of Bengal has served as a venue both for strategic rivalries and as a point of geographical connectivity for South Asian and Southeast Asian states. More recently, China's unparalleled economic growth, India’s rise as a major…
Economics And Influence: Chinese Investment in Nepal
After decades of political instability, Nepal is finally poised for a stable future with a newly adopted federal structure embedded in its 2015 constitution. The Himalayan nation’s desire for economic growth is natural, as it underwent a decade-long Maoist insurgency,…
Bangladesh’s BRI Conundrum: Between China and India
During an official visit to Kazakhstan on September 2013, Chinese President Xi Jinping laid out his vision for what eventually became known as the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). This multi-decade global infrastructure plan spans 70 countries, stretching from East…