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No Strings Attached? How Sri Lanka Can Make the Most of Security Grants

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Strategizing how Colombo can use sorely needed military grants and donations in an evolving security landscape.

China Buys Hambantota Port: Should India Be Concerned?

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India and China’s Tug of War Over Sri Lanka

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India and China’s Tug of War Over Sri Lanka

India sets out to check China’s efforts to turn the island into a maritime hub on its "Belt and Road."

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India and China’s Tug of War Over Sri Lanka

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