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Hambantota port in Sri Lanka has been taken over by China for 99 years. Photo: Wikimedia Commons

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Is China a new imperial power?

by Chandra Muzaffar October 26, 2018

The cobra interrupted England's practice. Photo: YouTube

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England cricket team stumped by cobra in Sri Lanka

by Asia Times staff October 19, 2018February 18, 2020

The Sinamale Bridge, formerly known as the China-Maldives Friendship Bridge, was built with funding from China in the Maldives capital Male. But former president Abdulla Yameen was beaten in an election last month that was a fight for influence between India and China. Photo: AFP

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Tighter belts and shorter roads plague China’s BRI projects

by Chris Taylor October 17, 2018February 18, 2020

Map of Sri Lanka: iStock

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Is Sri Lanka’s Tamil cause a political football?

by Ana Pararajasingham October 12, 2018October 12, 2018

Shanghai and computer connectivity. Image: iStock

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New Silk Roads define brand China

by Pepe Escobar October 4, 2018February 18, 2020

Dhaka, Bangladesh. Photo by iStock.

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Three out of four Bangladeshis at risk of heart disease

by Asia Times staff October 4, 2018February 18, 2020

President Xi Jinping's economic policies have been questioned. Photo: AFP/Aleksey Nikolskyi/Sputnik

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Backlash against China could jeopardize its ‘free ride’

by Brahma Chellaney September 28, 2018

Dignitaries at the launch of UN report “A Glass Half Full: The Promise of Regional Trade in South Asia” in Dhaka, Bangladesh.

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World Bank: South Asia can triple intra-regional trade

by Faisal Mahmud September 21, 2018February 18, 2020

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Removal of mistrust in Nepal-India relations

by Gaurab Shumsher Thapa September 13, 2018September 15, 2018

Troops from five BIMSTEC states take part in an anti-terror drill in Pune this week. Photo: YouTube screen grab.

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Nepal, Thailand only observers at BIMSTEC military exercise

by Bertil Lintner September 12, 2018February 18, 2020

Illustration: iStock

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China’s Belt and Road Initiative loses shine in South Asia

by Gunjan Singh September 6, 2018

Cranes tower above the first, 602-meter-long quay at the Gwadar port in Baluchistan on the southernmost tip of Pakistan last October. This is the site of what is supposed to become a giant trade port as part of China's 'New Silk Roads'. Photo: AFP/ DPA

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The New Silk Roads are just pieces in a giant puzzle

by Pepe Escobar August 29, 2018February 18, 2020

Sri Lankan Megapolis and Western Province Development Ministry secretary Nihal Rupasinghe (2R) and China Harbour engineering company director Tang Qiaoliang (L) shake hands as Megapolis and Western Province Development Minister Patali Champika Ranawaka (C) looks on during an agreement signing ceremony in Colombo on August 12, 2016. / AFP PHOTO / ISHARA S.KODIKARA

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New Sri Lankan port may be a key link between India and China

by Munza Mushtaq August 17, 2018February 18, 2020

Hambantota port in Sri Lanka has been taken over by China for 99 years. Photo: Wikimedia Commons

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China’s base in Sri Lanka part of its dominant Indian Ocean presence

by Prakash Katoch August 6, 2018

In this file photo taken on June 6, 2012, the Asian Sun car shipping carrier (right) and and carrier Frisia are pictured at the main berth of Sri Lanka's Chinese-built Hambantota Port. Sri Lanka will move its southern naval command to a port leased to a state-run Chinese firm but China will not use it for military purposes, the Sri Lankan Prime Minister's Office said on June 30, 2018. Photo: AFP / Ishara S Kodikara

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Sirisena does a Rajapaksa, changes stand on Chinese investments

by Gunjan Singh July 30, 2018

Sri Lanka flag with Chinese flag isolated on black background. Photo: iStock

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Sri Lanka’s Chinese connection: beyond bribes and debts

by Ana Pararajasingham July 16, 2018July 16, 2018

China's President Xi Jinping speaks at the fifth plenary session of the first session of the 13th National People's Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 17, 2018. Photo: AFP/Greg Baker

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Xi Jinping’s vision for global governance

by Kevin Rudd July 15, 2018July 15, 2018

The family of Tanauan Mayor Antonio Halili mourn his death. 16 local officials have been killed in the country by either police or unknown assailants since Duterte took office two years ago. Photo: NurPhoto via AFP/Ezra Acayan

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Fourth local Philippine official killed in span of one week

by Asia Times staff July 12, 2018February 18, 2020

Photo: Reuters via China Daily

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Half-year stock market pulse wavers

by Gary Kleiman July 12, 2018July 12, 2018

In this file photo taken on June 6, 2012, the Asian Sun car shipping carrier (right) and and carrier Frisia are pictured at the main berth of Sri Lanka's Chinese-built Hambantota Port. Sri Lanka will move its southern naval command to a port leased to a state-run Chinese firm but China will not use it for military purposes, the Sri Lankan Prime Minister's Office said on June 30, 2018. Photo: AFP / Ishara S Kodikara

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Hambantota Port and Indian security concerns

by Gunjan Singh July 6, 2018

TO GO WITH 'Myanmar-politics-religion-unrest,FOCUS' by Amelie Bottollier-DepoisThis picture taken on October 9, 2012 shows ethnic Rakhine Buddhists at the Shwe Zaydi monastery turned into a camp for Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) in Sittwe, capital of Myanmar's western Rakhine state. Disgruntled by international support for Muslim Rohingya in unrest-hit western Myanmar, ethnic Rakhine Buddhists are demanding recognition of their own plight and venting a rage that veers into racism. AFP PHOTO/Christophe ARCHAMBAULT / AFP PHOTO / CHRISTOPHE ARCHAMBAULT

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Asian nations move slowly toward reconciling with violent pasts

by Binaifer Nowrojee July 2, 2018

In the months of November and December 2015, Chennai received 1,700mm of rainfall, leading to its complete inundation. Photo: climatesignals.org

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Climate change could affect 800 million people in South Asia

by Asia Times staff June 29, 2018February 18, 2020

Source: Wikimedia Commons

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Was Einstein racist? Indians ‘inferior,’ Chinese ‘filthy’

by Asia Times staff June 16, 2018February 18, 2020

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Chinese President Xi Jinping during the BRICS summit last year. Photo: AFP

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China’s political warfare – how vulnerable is India?

by Prakash Katoch May 22, 2018

Sri Lanka's War Memorial at Kilinochchi, April 2018. Photo: David Scott Mathieson

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Myanmar is on a Sri Lankan path to impunity

by David Scott Mathieson May 21, 2018February 18, 2020

China still needs to concentrate on debt problems. Illustration: iStock

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China’s ‘debt-book diplomacy’ comes under fire

by Gordon Watts May 16, 2018February 18, 2020

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Chinese President Xi Jinping during the BRICS summit last year. Photo: AFP

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China’s regional ambitions reshaping India’s foreign policy

by Bertil Lintner May 9, 2018February 18, 2020

Ministry of Labor in Dubai. Photo: Google Maps

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UAE vows to protect migrant workers, ensure their rights

by Asia Times staff May 3, 2018February 18, 2020

Sri Lanka's former President Mahinda Rajapaksa waves at his supporters at the end of the five-day protest march from Kandy about 116 km to Colombo, in Sri Lanka, August 1, 2016. Photo: Dinuka Liyanawatte/Reuters

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Why Colombo remains a challenge for New Delhi

by Ana Pararajasingham April 26, 2018

Sri Lanka's Special Task Force and police officers stand guard near a burnt house after a clash between two communities in Digana, in the central district of Kandy, Sri Lanka, on March 6, 2018. Photo: Reuters

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Avoiding ‘religious’ violence in Sri Lanka

by Asoka Bandarage March 30, 2018