NEW DELHI: For a tiny nation, Sri Lanka has astoundingly high levels of external debt, its foreign reserves are low and the pandemic has played havoc on the tourism sector, one of the mainstays of its economy. Soon after taking charge as President in 2019, Gotabaya Rajapaksa had told StratNews Global that he would prefer […]Read More
NEW DELHI: U.S. and foreign troops will withdraw from Afghanistan by the anniversary of the 9/11 attacks and Washington has indicated that an American military exit may be completed by Independence Day on the fourth of July. How is India shaping its Afghanistan foreign policy in the short, medium and long-term, what do reports of […]Read More
NEW DELHI: What are India’s foreign policy objectives and is it realising them after the February military coup in Myanmar, how is China seen in that country and how are both Asian giants dealing with the situation in their national interests, what is Aung San Suu Kyi’s political profile post the junta levelling corruption and […]Read More
Myanmar’s parallel National Unity Government (NUG) called on China to engage with them to find a solution to the country’s political crisis, while warning that any attempts to legitimise the military regime would risk undermining people to people relations between the two countries. In its open letter to China’s State Councilor and foreign minister Wang […]Read More
The Islamic holy month of Ramadan, in which Muslims observe daylong fasting, is supposed to be a time for strict piety, restraint and self discipline. But this year Ramadan saw unprecedented escalation in fighting and bloodshed in Afghanistan as the Taliban continued the ruthless carnage, targeting common Afghans in most parts of the war-ravaged country. […]Read More
The leader of Myanmar’s military coup admits he didn’t expect to see huge popular opposition to his rule and acknowledged that more than three months after the takeover, his regime still could not fully control the country. The candid confessions by Senior General Min Aung Hlaing came during an interview with Hong Kong-based Chinese language […]Read More
One doesn’t have to look far for proof that politics makes for strange bedfellows. After feuding with Nepal’s Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli (for much of last year) over his claims to Kalapani and playing footsie with China, India now appears to have put all its eggs in the same Oli basket. In this chat […]Read More
The Chin National Front (CNF), one of the ethnic armed organizations in Myanmar, has allied with the National Unity Government (NUG), becoming the first such group to side with the country’s shadow government formed to topple the military regime. According to the pact signed on Saturday, the two sides agree to cooperate based on equality, […]Read More
NEW DELHI: Sri Lanka, geographically one of the most important countries in the Indian Ocean and the Indo-Pacific is showing clear signs of tilting towards China in making its foreign policy choices of late despite being proximate to India. A leading Sri Lankan strategic affairs analyst and commentator, Asanga Abeyagoonasekera, in his latest book Conundrum […]Read More
COLOMBO: The issue of the Colombo Port City Economic Commission is now done and dusted, with Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena signing and validating the Bill, which was passed by Parliament the previous week. Thereby, the Colombo Port City Economic Commission Act is now effective. However, the legislation has thrown up several key geopolitical issues, from […]Read More
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