Sri Lanka

The terminal is located near the strategic Trincomalee port, one of the world’s finest natural harbors.

The pandemic made it easier for governments to justify authoritarian measures, including crackdowns on the media and excessive surveillance.

The Chinese ambassador’s public diplomacy in Sri Lanka’s Northern Province would have won the hearts of the local Tamil population.

By embracing some countries and excluding others, the US has squandered an opportunity to unite South Asia – at least ideologically – against Beijing.

Colombo has agreed to pay millions of dollars to a Chinese company that has reportedly supplied it with contaminated organic fertilizer.

The U.S. and India cannot advance their interests in Sri Lanka by appeasing Colombo.

The president’s excessive reliance on the military to govern Sri Lanka has plunged the country in multiple crises.

The pandemic, rising prices and food shortages have thrown up challenges for governments, and majoritarianism is an easy way to divert public attention from domestic woes.

Recent reports from CSW and USCIRF highlight the pressures put on Sri Lanka’s religious minorities.

Since the launch of the Belt and Road Initiative in 2013, Beijing has remade the idea of development aid.

China’s growing footprint in Sri Lanka has been of concern to India.

The problem isn’t the availability of food items or essential goods, but skyrocketing prices of essentials due to stockpiling.