In this episode of the Indo-Pacific Circle podcasts, I explore elections in the Indo-Pacific region with Mr. Charana Kanankegamage. The year 2024 can be dubbed as the election year, as approximately 70 countries take to the polls across parliamentary and presidential elections. Mr Kanankegamage opines that trade, commerce and security partnerships will determine the aftermath…… Continue reading Exploring Elections in the Indo-Pacific region
In the lead up to Sri Lanka’s Presidential election in October 2024, there have been numerous visits by foreign governments to create a good rapport with the various candidates. Visits by great powers to Sri Lanka appear to be a tradition before a national election or during global calamities. My analyses over the years indicate…… Continue reading Sri Lankan elections and an Indian Ocean tug-of-war
I organised a national seminar for General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University (KDU), Sri Lanka titled “Sri Lanka’s Post-Independence Defence Policy” on 2nd June 2022 to discuss the development of Sri Lanka’s Defence Policy during the period since Sri Lanka gained independence in 1948. The seminar deliberated on various aspects of Sri Lanka’s defence policy…… Continue reading Sri Lanka’s Post-Independence Defence Policy: Past, Present and Future Projections
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:
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