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Out now! From Friendship to Dependency

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My monograph From Friendship to Dependency: Analysing Sri Lanka’s Foreign Policymaking Towards China is now available for purchase through KW Publishers. Grab your copy now! From Friendship to Dependency: Analysing Sri Lanka’s Foreign Policymaking Towards China employs a Neoclassical Realist lens to analyse Sri Lanka’s foreign policymaking towards China, emphasising the domestic factors that shape decision-making…… Continue reading Out now! From Friendship to Dependency

21st Century Maritime Silk Road · Belt & Road Initiative · China · Defence Policy · Foreign Policy · Indian Ocean Region · Indo-Pacific · Military · National Security · Security · South Asia · Sri Lanka

Navigating Seas of Cooperation: China’s Military Diplomacy in Sri Lanka

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China’s security relations with Sri Lanka are relatively understudied compared to its political and economic relationships with Sri Lanka—despite the publicity when military vessels or research vessels visit Sri Lankan ports. This research contributes to developing the conversation and knowledge surrounding China’s influence in South Asia by deliberating on the Sino-Sri Lankan defence relationship from…… Continue reading Navigating Seas of Cooperation: China’s Military Diplomacy in Sri Lanka

Geopolitics · National Security · Regional Security · Security · South Asia

Resurgence of ISKP and its regional security implications in the Indo-Pacific

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In this episode of the IPC podcast, I explore Islamic State in Khorasan Province (ISKP) and the resurgence of the caliphate and its regional security implications with Mr. Asif Fuard. Terrorism and terrorist groups are a major cause of insecurity to countries and regions. The presence of the ISKP is not only a threat to the Central/South Asian…… Continue reading Resurgence of ISKP and its regional security implications in the Indo-Pacific

India · Indian Ocean Region · Indo-Pacific · South Asia

Exploring India’s Views on the Indo-Pacific Region

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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

China · Foreign Policy · Geopolitics · Indo-Pacific · International Relations · South Asia · Sri Lanka · States Leaders · US Foreign Policy

U.S. relations with Sri Lanka:

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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: