New Delhi must be watchful but not necessarily too concerned about China angle in Sri Lanka. Colombo has the rationale, reason and space for engaging both.
Final results are yet to be announced but the ruling party candidate, Sajith Premadasa, congratulated former war general, Gotabaya Rajapaksa on winning the election.
Over generations, Bihar’s bane has been its utter lack of urbanisation. But now, even Bihar is urbanising. Or let’s say, rurbanising. Two decades under Nitish Kumar have created a new elite in its cities.
Indian govt officials last month skipped Turkish National Day celebrations in Delhi, in a message to Ankara following its support for Islamabad, particularly during Operation Sindoor.
Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.
BRI’s record so far has not been good. Future investments will be more prudently planned on both sides. China does not have money to throw around, gains nothing from leading recipients into debt traps. More than China’s growing influence, we should worry about our declining attractiveness as a country to engage with. We are losing our own tryst with destiny.
BRI’s record so far has not been good. Future investments will be more prudently planned on both sides. China does not have money to throw around, gains nothing from leading recipients into debt traps. More than China’s growing influence, we should worry about our declining attractiveness as a country to engage with. We are losing our own tryst with destiny.