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Sribala Subramanian
Sribala Subramanian is a New York-based columnist for The Diplomat.
Sribala Subramanian is a New York-based columnist for The Diplomat. She has written about the oil and gas industry in Myanmar, COVID-19 in Singapore, and India’s foreign policy. A former business journalist for Time, Sribala was part of a team that covered Wall Street. She was the lead reporter on the acclaimed Time International cover story on postcolonial literature called “The Empire Writes Back.” Her freelance articles have appeared in The Guardian, Atlas Obscura, and The Third Pole. She was a contributor to the award-winning Women and the Environment special issue from Earth Island Journal.
Sribala studied magazine journalism at Syracuse University and has a Masters in Mass Communication from California State University, Fresno. She graduated from Bangalore University and got her start in journalism at The Indian Express, Bangalore.
Sribala’s most shared story is about the geopolitics of Kashmir’s pink tea.
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July 22, 2024
Thailand’s Appetite for Bite-sized News
By Sribala Subramanian
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June 26, 2024
A Seasoned Diplomat For Phnom Penh
By Sribala Subramanian
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June 04, 2024
Severe Turbulence over Myanmar
By Sribala Subramanian
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May 22, 2024
The Last Glaciers of Indonesia
By Sribala Subramanian
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May 02, 2024
Where is Aung San Suu Kyi?
By Sribala Subramanian
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April 17, 2024
Solomon Islands Goes to the Polls
By Sribala Subramanian
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April 02, 2024
Is Singapore Unfriending Israel?
By Sribala Subramanian
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March 18, 2024
Guardrails For the South China Sea
By Sribala Subramanian
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February 13, 2024
‘Cigarette Girl’ Is a Big Streaming Hit in Indonesia
By Sribala Subramanian
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January 11, 2024
Malaysia and Indonesia Are Links in Iran’s Drone Supply Chain
By Sribala Subramanian
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December 07, 2023
Indonesians and Malaysians Keep Gaza in Their Prayers
By Sribala Subramanian
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