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Ankit Panda
Ankit Panda is a senior editor at The Diplomat and director of research for Diplomat Risk Intelligence. Follow him on Twitter.
Ankit Panda is an editor at The Diplomat. He writes on security, politics, economics, and culture.
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December 24, 2019
Asia in 2020: Trends, Risks, and Geopolitics
By Ankit Panda
What lies ahead for the Asia-Pacific region in 2020?
December 23, 2019
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.
December 23, 2019
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!
December 18, 2019
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?
December 17, 2019
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.
December 17, 2019
Japan Launches Third Awaji-class Minesweeper
By Ankit Panda
JS Etajima was launched in a ceremony at Yokohama in December 2019.
December 17, 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.
December 17, 2019
China Issues Legal Guidance on Observing Prenotification Requirements for Marine Research in EEZs
By Ankit Panda
The guidance comes after the Indian Navy expelled a Chinese vessel conducting research activities inside the Indian EEZ.
December 16, 2019
North Korea Announces ‘Crucial’ Test at Sohae, Says Will Benefit ‘Strategic Nuclear Deterrent’
By Ankit Panda
The test was announced by the Academy of National Defense Science.
December 16, 2019
North Korean Army Chief Hints at ‘Another’ Strategic Weapon in Statement
By Ankit Panda
Pak Jong Chon’s statement adds to a chorus of confrontational statements out of North Korea as 2019 nears an end.
December 16, 2019
Play The Diplomat’s Quiz: December 15, 2019, Edition
By Ankit Panda
Test your knowledge of the Asia-Pacific region with The Diplomat's weekly news quiz!
December 16, 2019
China’s ’Hostage Diplomacy’ Cannot Be Allowed to Stand
By Ankit Panda
Michael Kovrig, Michael Spavor, and Yang Hengjun must be freed.
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