In this podcast episode, I speak to Dr Ladhu Ram Choudhary about India’s perceptions of the Indo-Pacific. Dr Choudhary elaborates on India’s contemporary regional security architecture in the Indian Ocean and beyond. Offering a brilliant insight into India’s engagement in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR) and the Indo-Pacific, Dr Choudhary argues, that Indian strategic thinking…… Continue reading Exploring India’s Views on the Indo-Pacific Region
A Case of Impulsiveness, Missed Opportunities and Strategic Competition You can now read my latest book chapter “U.S. relations with Sri Lanka: A Case of Impulsiveness, Missed Opportunities and Strategic Competition” that was published in The Routledge Handbook of US Foreign Policy in the Indo-Pacific (2022). This chapter examines United States’ relations with Sri Lanka…… Continue reading U.S. relations with Sri Lanka:
“Since the start of the new year, Sri Lanka has fallen deeper into an economic crisis. The crisis has led to protests across the country, the resignation of its Prime Minister, and its first debt default since independence. Ranil Wickremesinghe has recently been appointed as Sri Lanka’s prime minister for the sixth time, three days…… Continue reading Sri Lanka’s Economic Crisis: Foreign Policy Amidst Domestic Tumult
My latest article titled “Maritime Connections between New Zealand and Sri Lanka: Connected by Empire, Separated by Distance” a joint paper with Dr. Germana Nicklin from Massey University, New Zealand, which was published in the National Security Journal, can be accessed via:https://nationalsecurityjournal.nz/maritime-connections-between-new-zealand-and-sri-lanka-connected-by-empire-separated-by-distance/ Abstract of the paper
Bhagya Senaratne 