Bangladesh’s student leaders ‘sidelined’ by Islamist allies in poll pact
The party born of protests that toppled Sheikh Hasina now finds itself overshadowed by a resurgent Jamaat-e-Islami. Read More Here
Category: South Asia
Sri Lanka’s People Need a New Debt Deal
Sri Lanka’s new president, Anura Kumara Dissanayake, must reject his predecessor’s recent debt-restructuring deal with bondholders. That agreement would inflict unnecessary pain on Sri Lanka’s population and set a dangerous precedent, undermining other developing economies’ ability to restructure their foreign debts. Read More Here
What Does Nepal Want From China?
Pushpa Kamal Dahal’s September visit to China demonstrated a clear balancing of aspirations and pragmatic realities, both on the domestic and international fronts. Read More Here
Sri Lanka’s Dangerous Domestic Debt Restructuring
The recent bailout agreement between the International Monetary Fund and Sri Lanka fails to address the economy’s structural problems. Instead, it focuses on highly regressive measures that disproportionately affect the working poor and are likely to exacerbate the country’s ongoing debt distress. Read More Here
Bangladesh 2024: A New Game in Town
Recent political developments suggest that a replay of the electoral illusions of 2014 or 2018 is no longer an option for the Awami League. Read More Here
Is Transformation Possible in Sri Lanka?
One year after the protests that ousted Sri Lanka’s president and government, reforms remain elusive and the national crisis is far from over. Read More Here
Reimagining Bangladesh’s economic progress
Bangladesh’s economy has grown at impressive rates in the last decade, but is beginning to show signs of stalling. Recent mass protests against Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s government are a direct consequence of fears about a collapsing economy. Read More Here
The Maldives: Geopolitics of Chinese tourism
As 2023 kicks off with China reopening its borders, the Maldives is holding its breath in anticipation of a returning influx of Chinese tourists. But 2023 is also a presidential election year and like any other country, the Maldives is not immune to geopolitics. Read More Here
As US, China Fight Over Bangladesh, India Is the Real Winner
New Delhi is quietly playing Beijing and Washington against one another without draining its own resources in the geopolitical battle for Bangladesh. Read More Here
Sri Lanka’s Meltdown Puts China’s Strategic Influence In Jeopardy
The decline of the Rajapaksas has adversely hit Chinese fortunes in the Indian Ocean island and sullied its image among other Belt and Road partners. Read More Here
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