Tag: Debt-Trap diplomacy

Decoding Sri Lanka’s Political Crisis and India’s Foreign Policy choices

25Jul

By Viswapramod CNo Comments

Analysis, Asia, Featured, World

Decoding Sri Lanka’s Political Crisis and India’s Foreign Policy choices

Sri Lanka never focused on wealth creation, but only on the wealth distribution, by taking endless loans from international players and organisations. There are some pro LTTE Tamil elements who are hijacking protests which might lead to the return of extremism and the reign of terror. India must develop a bilateral security pact with Sri […]

China – Sri Lanka fertiliser dispute – Yet another example of China’s Debt-Trap diplomacy

11Dec

By Chandrashekar TSNo Comments

Asia, Featured

China – Sri Lanka fertiliser dispute – Yet another example of China’s Debt-Trap diplomacy

The Chinese company has launched an international arbitration procedure to settle a growing dispute over the fertiliser export contract to Sri Lanka. The contract to be arbitrated in Singapore is worth $49.7 million. Seawin Biotech wants the Sri Lankan government to pay 70% of the claim alongside the demand that the Sri Lankan agriculture ministry […]