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Sri Lanka in 2022: A Country Wracked by Multiple Crises
Sri Lanka faced an unprecedented economic and political crisis throughout 2022. There have been visible signs of the turmoil: vehicle lines stretched for up to three kilometers in front of fuel stations for as many as five days, accompanied by…
India-East Asia Relations in Shifting Indo-Pacific Tides
On November 4, Taiwan Deputy Minister of Economic Affairs Chen Zhengqi visited India, leading a Taiwanese delegation to sign four MoUs with India to expand cooperation in the environment, electronic manufacturing, and non-traditional medicine sectors. His visit not only marks…
China-Taliban: An Uncomfortable Marriage of Convenience
On September 13, the first containers departed China en route to Afghanistan via Central Asian countries. The launching of the new railroad line is likely to open economic trade routes for the Taliban-led government in Afghanistan. As the West adheres…
The PTI’s Last Foreign Policy Act: Pakistan and the 48th OIC Session
On March 22nd and 23rd, Pakistan hosted the 48th session of the Council of Foreign Ministers (CFM) of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in Islamabad. The OIC session was ultimately the last diplomatic achievement of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) while…
SAV Q&A with Asanga Abeyagoonasekera: Sri Lanka’s Economic Crisis – Part 1
On April 6, 2022, Asanga Abeyagoonasekera spoke with South Asian Voices Deputy Editor Sunaina Danziger and Associate Editor Isha Gupta on the current economic crisis in Sri Lanka, including its implications for Sri Lanka's geopolitical alignments and growing public discontent with the…
The Balakot Crisis Revisited: A Chinese Perspective
On February 26, 2019, India launched a brief but decisive airstrike on an alleged Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) training camp in Balakot, a town in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province. The strike was in response to the major terror attacks in Pulwama of…