In this episode, Dr. Ladhu R. Choudhary speaks to me about strategic objectives of China’s BRI, its implications on the evolving Indo-Pacific regional order, and responses by BRI partners. I explore the utility of BRI for smaller states in the region in context of the Sri Lankan economic crisis and discusses how China’s behavior during…… Continue reading Perceptions of BRI partners towards China: A Sri Lankan Perspective
Post from KDU- Faculty of Defence & Strategic Studies’ social media Dr. Bhagya Senaratne, Senior Lecturer, Department of Strategic Studies was offered the position of Postdoctoral Fellow of Global Asia at New York University Shanghai (NYUSH), China commencing in Fall 2022. She makes history in being the first academic from the Faculty of Defence &…… Continue reading Postdoctoral Fellow of Global Asia
“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
In the recorded history of Sri Lanka and Malaysia, trade with Chinese merchants, transhipment of Chinese goods, embarking of Chinese ships and people were an ordinary occurrence. Malaysia and Sri Lanka were initial subscribers of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), when China launched BRI in 2013. Hence, the problem identified for this research is:…… Continue reading China’s Engagement with Maritime Nations: A Case Study
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