Articles

Introduction

This article looks at the current political situation in Sri Lanka from a comprehensive strategic point of view. Developments therefore, have a national security perspective keeping India’s objectives and interests in mind. ....

August 29, 2022 Neighbourhood Studies , Sri Lanka , Article , India , China , Mahinda Rajapaksa , Gotabaya Rajapaksa , Hambantota , Ranil Wickremasinghe , Sri Lanka Yuan Wang 5

The Unmaking and Making of Sri Lankan Crisis: Options before India

Dr Rishi Gupta Article

Unfolding Events

Sri Lanka has elected six-time former Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe as the new President. In the parliamentary votes Ranil Wickremesinghe received 134 votes against his closest contestant Dullus Alahapperuma got 82 vo....

July 22, 2022 Neighbourhood Studies , Sri Lanka , Article , India , China , United States , Mahinda Rajapaksa , Gotabaya Rajapaksa , MCC , Sri Lankan Economic Crisis , Economic Assiatnce , MCC in Sri Lanka , Ranil Wickremesinghe

In Aid of a Troubled Maritime Neighbour: India and the Sri Lankan Financial Crisis

Shashank Sharma Article

India’s neighbourhood is in a churn with both Pakistan and Sri Lanka reeling under severe economic and political crises. While Pakistan, obstinately continues to inflict pain unto itself with its self-defeating obduracy, Sri Lanka finds itself at t....

May 17, 2022 Neighbourhood Studies , Sri Lanka , Article , Maritime Security , Trincomalee , Mahinda Rajapaksa , Neighbourhood First , Gotabaya Rajapaksa , Colombo port , Hambantota port , Sri Lankan Financial Crisis

Assessing Pompeo’s Five-nation Asian Visit

Prof Rajaram Panda Article

In a rather unusual diplomatic move a week ahead of the important Presidential elections in the United States on 3 November and amid the raging pandemic on a global scale, the US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo decided to undertake a five-country tour....

November 07, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Article , China’s assertiveness , South China Sea , Bay of Bengal , Maritime Security , Indian Ocean , COMCASA , 2+2 Dialogue , LEMOA , BECA , Pompeo , Gotabaya Rajapaksa , Nguyen Xuan Phuc , Pham Binh Minh , Malabar naval exercises