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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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February 01, 2023
China’s Panicked Reaction to Sri Lanka’s Invitation to the Dalai Lama
By Sudha Ramachandran
Its charge d’affaires in Colombo raced to Kandy to warn a top Buddhist monk of damage to bilateral relations if the Tibetan leader visited the island.
January 30, 2023
India Has Lost Access to 26 of 65 Patrolling Points in Ladakh, Says Research Paper
By Sudha Ramachandran
Far from giving a “fitting reply” to the PLA’s advance into Indian-controlled territory, the Modi government’s response has been timid.
January 16, 2023
Nilanthi Samaranayake on Indian Ocean Security Dynamics
By Sudha Ramachandran
"Non-traditional security cooperation can sometimes have unexpected traditional security outcomes.”
January 07, 2023
India’s Overland Connectivity Near the LAC
By Sudha Ramachandran
China will have to learn to live with India’s roads and railways near the disputed border, say Indian officials.
December 30, 2022
Prices Rose and Protests Convulsed South Asia in 2022
By Sudha Ramachandran
Depleting foreign exchange reserves forced several countries, including Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, and Pakistan, to turn to the IMF.
December 26, 2022
Asia-Pacific in 2022: The Year in Review
By Catherine Putz, Sudha Ramachandran, Sebastian Strangio, and Shannon Tiezzi
Join us for a recap of the major events of 2022 within Northeast, Southeast, South, and Central Asia, featuring The Diplomat's editors.
December 13, 2022
India and China Face off Again, This Time at Tawang
By Sudha Ramachandran
The immediate trigger to the Chinese ingression at Tawang on December 9 could be the recent India-U.S. military exercises at Auli near the LAC.
November 28, 2022
Indian Intelligence Official Anand Arni on Pakistan’s New Army Chief Gen Asim Munir
By Sudha Ramachandran
“If Gen. Munir keeps Lt. Gen. Nadeem Anjum on in the post of DG-ISI, then it could signal warmer ties with the U.S.”
November 21, 2022
China’s Blocking Spree in the 1267 Sanctions Committee
By Sudha Ramachandran
Beijing blocked five India-U.S. proposals to get Pakistan-based individuals sanctioned as terrorists over a span of four months.
November 15, 2022
Claude Arpi on China’s Interest in Arunachal Pradesh
By Sudha Ramachandran
“For Beijing, it is a bargaining chip for an eventual ‘swap’ and the recognition by India of the occupation by China of Aksai Chin.”
October 25, 2022
Manoj Joshi on Why China Wants Its Border With India to Remain Unsettled
By Sudha Ramachandran
“The Chinese find the unsettled LAC a convenient means of keeping India off-balance and ensuring that this Asian country that has the potential of being an equal to China remains in check.”
October 20, 2022
India Abstains on Xinjiang Resolution at UNHRC
By Sudha Ramachandran
Its timid, even self-defeating policy toward China at global human rights forums is bringing India little returns.