The #IndiaChinaFaceOff, would be the catalyst of many things to come.

It would most likely end India’s cautious approach to China's geo economic expansion in South Asia.

Govt #SriLanka should take stock of geopolitical consequences of its over reliance on China &...

...fix it before too late.
New realities of Covid make it harder to diversify economic relations.
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we are also in a catch 22 over the China's majority stake in the Hambantota port.
But the opportunity cost of the continuation of that status quo would be higher than gains.

#China has been immensely useful in modernizing our infrastructure. Striking a delicate balance between #LKA economic self interest and hightened security concerns of #India would be tricky.
Perhaps the starting point is not being cocky .
Do not let the history of 1980s repeat