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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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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.
May 04, 2021
West Bengal Elections: Mamata Banerjee Pushes Modi’s BJP Back
By Sudha Ramachandran
Banerjee, a gritty street fighter, could very well emerge as leader of a unified opposition, complicating the BJP’s calculations for the 2024 general elections.
May 03, 2021
Rural India Likely To Be Hit by India’s COVID-19 Tsunami
By Sudha Ramachandran
Massive state elections rallies and religious festivals are likely to bring the disease home for many living in rural India.
April 22, 2021
Even COVID-19 Can’t Stop the Battle for Bengal
By Sudha Ramachandran
The skyrocketing cases in India have barely made a dent in the feverish campaigns being mounted in West Bengal’s elections.
April 15, 2021
What’s Behind the Surge in Violent Islamism in Bangladesh?
By Sudha Ramachandran
Domestic political expediency, history, and ideology have made for a toxic mix in Bangladesh as it celebrates 50 years of independence.