Sri Lanka

To project itself as a more benevolent power, it is providing dry rations to Sri Lankans.

Collection of oceanic data will provide China with information about seabed resources and also help it prepare for submarine warfare.

This is part of Washington’s efforts to compete with China’s rising influence in the Indo-Pacific and South Asia.

What three different countries can tell us about the global debt problem – and China’s role in both debt distress and debt relief.

The vessel had been expected to conduct research with Sri Lankan state institutions, but permission was granted only for replenishment.

The counterterrorism expert and author of “Sri Lanka’s Easter Sunday Massacre: Lessons for the International Community” explains how religious extremism manifested in Sri Lanka's deadliest terror attack.

A deal with Huawei Technologies, which is blacklisted in the United States, is unlikely to please the Americans.

This is a key step toward securing the next installment of a $2.9 billion package from the IMF.

For South Asia in particular – a region plagued with insurgency and cross-border tension for several decades – Hamas' devastating attack on Israel presents numerous lessons in warfare. 

Once again, the pending visit of a Chinese research vessel to Sri Lanka has touched off Indian objections.

Weighing in on India’s side may secure Colombo brownie points in New Delhi. But it could ruffle feathers in Canada, a historic sponsor of UN resolutions against Sri Lanka.

Sri Lanka will not fulfill its renewable energy commitments under current economic conditions. But what if the government could simultaneously tackle its climate, energy, and debt crises?