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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.
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January 04, 2022
What Lies Behind Beijing’s Assigning of Chinese Names to Indian Places?
By Sudha Ramachandran
Beijing’s assigning of Chinese names to 15 places in the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh is aimed at strengthening its territorial claims there.
December 30, 2021
Is China Fishing in India’s Troubled Waters?
By Sudha Ramachandran
The Chinese ambassador’s public diplomacy in Sri Lanka’s Northern Province would have won the hearts of the local Tamil population.
December 17, 2021
Anti-India Militancy Returns to Srinagar
By Sudha Ramachandran
An attack on a bus carrying police personnel that left three dead reaffirms that Kashmir’s summer capital is not militant-free.
December 01, 2021
A Snapshot of India’s Population
By Sudha Ramachandran
NFHS-5, the latest survey of India’s people, shows that population growth has stabilized but misogyny remains strong.
November 26, 2021
Sri Lanka Bows to Chinese Pressure Again
By Sudha Ramachandran
Colombo has agreed to pay millions of dollars to a Chinese company that has reportedly supplied it with contaminated organic fertilizer.
November 15, 2021
Gotabaya’s Underwhelming Presidency
By Sudha Ramachandran
The president’s excessive reliance on the military to govern Sri Lanka has plunged the country in multiple crises.
November 08, 2021
India’s Sedition Law Needs to Be Buried
By Sudha Ramachandran
Several Indians who celebrated Pakistan’s victory over India in a recent cricket match were slapped with sedition charges. That's just the latest example of the law's abuse to quell dissent.
October 22, 2021
India’s Congress Party Woos Women Voters in Uttar Pradesh
By Sudha Ramachandran
Will the strategy work in a state that is notorious for its patriarchy and misogyny?
October 14, 2021
Disquiet on India’s Northern Front
By Sudha Ramachandran
With the 13th round of the India-China military talks failing, Indian and Chinese soldiers will have to suffer another freezing winter in the Himalayas.
October 05, 2021
Should India Accept the Taliban’s Invitation?
By Sudha Ramachandran
Shutting down its educational and capacity building work among Afghans is simply not an option.
October 04, 2021
Is Another ‘Friction Point’ Emerging Along the India-China Border?
By Sudha Ramachandran
Indian troops did not confront or push back Chinese soldiers who entered the Indian side of the disputed border at Barahoti.
September 10, 2021
What Role Will the Taliban’s ‘Supreme Leader’ Play in the New Government?
By Sudha Ramachandran
Akhundzada’s word will be final on all matters – political, religious, and military