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Can Sri Lanka’s Rajapaksas Walk the Talk on Hambantota?
By Ankit Panda
The deal by the previous government to hand over control to a Chinese firm was seen as a cautionary tale on the dangers of ‘debt trap’ diplomacy.
Play The Diplomat’s Quiz: December 22, 2019, Edition
By Ankit Panda
Test your knowledge of the Asia-Pacific region with The Diplomat's weekly news quiz!
The Significance of the Recent France-India Maritime Dialogue
By Rupakjyoti Borah
France and India have shared maritime interests in the Indo-Pacific.
Democracy in Digital Darkness: Internet Shutdowns, New Indian Normal?
By Bansari Kamdar
India’s frequent use of internet shutdowns is unlikely to wane anytime soon.
India’s National Cybersecurity Policy Must Acknowledge Modern Realities
By Prateek Waghre and Shibani Mehta
India’s National Cybersecurity Policy must bolster its global ambitions.
The Kuala Lumpur Summit 2019 Shows Pakistan’s Diplomatic Subservience to Saudi Arabia
By Umair Jamal
What does the Kuala Lumpur summit tell us about Pakistan’s foreign policy?
Modi’s ‘New India’ and the US-India Relationship: Turbulence Ahead?
By Ankit Panda
Narendra Modi, Amit Shah, and the BJP appear to be all-in on implementing several controversial domestic measures. Should that matter for the U.S.-India relationship?
India Gets Serious About the Indo-Pacific
By Saurabh Todi
Can India walk the talk on the Indo-Pacific?
China Looks to Central Asia as an Economic Alternative
By James Grant
China is actively looking for partners to show that the BRI is a truly international project, rather than simply a geopolitical expansion plan.
Report: China, Russia Have Draft UN Security Council Resolution Proposing Sanctions Relief for North Korea
By Ankit Panda
The resolution would relax economic constraints on North Korea.
Japan Launches Third Awaji-class Minesweeper
By Ankit Panda
JS Etajima was launched in a ceremony at Yokohama in December 2019.
Chinese Envoy in Maldives Pushes Back on ‘Debt Trap,’ Free Trade Agreement Concerns
By Ankit Panda
The Chinese envoy rejected the characterization of a 2017 free trade agreement between Male and Beijing by the incumbent speaker of the house and former president.