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Sudha Ramachandran
Sudha Ramachandran is South Asia editor at The Diplomat.
Sudha Ramachandran is a journalist based in Bengaluru, India. She writes on South Asian political and security issues and has closely followed developments in the region’s conflict zones. She is an adjunct faculty at the Asian College of Journalism in Chennai. Sudha has a doctoral degree from the School of International Studies at Jawaharlal Nehru University in New Delhi.
July 26, 2021
Will US Concerns Over India’s Democracy Dampen the Mood During Blinken’s Visit?
By Sudha Ramachandran
Cooperation in Afghanistan, the Indo-Pacific and countering COVID-19 are on the agenda of the bilateral talks.
July 15, 2021
Mohamed Zeeshan on How India Can Grow Its Global Influence
By Sudha Ramachandran
“There is space for India to position itself as the organizer of a global development coalition.”
July 13, 2021
Prime Minister Modi Plays the ‘Tibet Card’ Again
By Sudha Ramachandran
This may impress his fans at home. But will it frighten the Chinese?
June 30, 2021
Drone Attacks on Military Installation Rattle India’s Security Establishment
By Sudha Ramachandran
If a Pakistani hand is found behind the recent drone strikes, it could impact the nascent India-Pakistan peace process.
June 21, 2021
Prime Minister Modi Extends Kashmir an Olive Branch
By Sudha Ramachandran
Modi's invitation for Jammu and Kashmir's political parties to attend a meeting in New Delhi is aimed at kick-starting the election process there.
June 14, 2021
India Breathes Easy With a Maldivian Becoming UNGA President
By Sudha Ramachandran
India expects the coming year at the UNGA to be tension-free.
June 10, 2021
High-Profile Rape Trial Continues India’s Sordid Tradition of Victim-Blaming
By Sudha Ramachandran
The judge’s report in the case against Tarun Tejpal sparked outrage for its misogynistic scrutiny of the plaintiff.
June 07, 2021
After Container Ship Fire, Sri Lanka Faces Environmental Catastrophe
By Sudha Ramachandran
Hazardous chemicals, plastic micro-pellets, and now an oil spill -- the sinking X-Press Pearl has done incalculable damage to Sri Lanka's coast and waters.
June 01, 2021
Lakshadweep: Trouble in Paradise?
By Sudha Ramachandran
A series of controversial changes by a BJP appointee is causing concern on the island chain.
May 25, 2021
China Completes New Highway Near De Facto Border With India
By Sudha Ramachandran
The highway will enable the People’s Liberation Army to mobilize troops and military equipment faster overland to the Line of Actual Control.
May 17, 2021
Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan: From Street Power to Electoral Force?
By Sudha Ramachandran
In dealing with the Islamist group, the Imran Khan government has lurched from one extreme to another.
May 11, 2021
Nepal’s Oli Loses Trust Vote Amid Raging Second COVID-19 Wave
By Sudha Ramachandran
The trust vote was a long time in the making. What follows, however, remains uncertain.
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