Kadira Pethiyagoda

Container ships are pictured docked at the Colombo South Harbor, funded by China, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, July 26, 2016. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte -

Lanka to benefit as big powers compete

Kadira Pethiyagoda

July 31, 2017

A foreign worker uses his mobile phone at a construction site in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, November 13, 2006. The United Arab Emirates should crack down on employers abusing the rights of migrant workers who are key to the Gulf Arab state's construction boom, Human Rights Watch said in a report on Sunday. REUTERS/Ahmed Jadallah (UNITED ARAB EMIRATES) - RTR1JAWF

How India’s diaspora affects its role in a multipolar Middle East

Kadira Pethiyagoda

Thursday, June 15, 2017

Chinese President Xi Jinping attends the Roundtable Summit Phase One Sessions of Belt and Road Forum at the International Conference Center in Yanqi Lake on May 15, 2017 in Beijing, China. REUTERS/Lintao Zhang/Pool *** Local Caption *** Xi Jinping - RTX35URP

What’s driving China’s New Silk Road, and how should the West respond?

Kadira Pethiyagoda

Wednesday, May 17, 2017

Kadira Pethiyagoda discusses China's Silk Road Summit

China’s Silk Road Summit

Kadira Pethiyagoda

Monday, May 15, 2017

Iran's President Hassan Rouhani (L) and India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi review the honor guard during an official welcoming ceremony in Tehran, Iran May 23, 2016. President.ir/Handout via REUTERS FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES. ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS PICTURE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. - RTSFHK9

India’s shifting role in the Middle East

Kadira Pethiyagoda

Friday, April 28, 2017

Australia's Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull stands with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang before the start of an official signing ceremony at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia, March 24, 2017. REUTERS/David Gray

Australia’s hope for US-China relations under Trump

Kadira Pethiyagoda

Tuesday, April 4, 2017

India – Middle East Relations in the Asian Century

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Container ships are pictured docked at the Colombo South Harbor, funded by China, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, July 26, 2016.

Sri Lanka: A small-state response to a multipolar Asia

Kadira Pethiyagoda

February 24, 2017

Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and UAE's deputy commander-in-chief of the armed forces, and India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi (L) arrive for a photo opportunity ahead of their meeting at Hyderabad House in New Delhi, India, January 25, 2017. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi

India-GCC relations: Delhi’s strategic opportunity

Kadira Pethiyagoda

Wednesday, February 22, 2017

Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May (R) and her Indian counterpart Narendra Modi arrive for a photo opportunity ahead of their meeting at Hyderabad House in New Delhi, India, November 7, 2016. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi -

Theresa May’s India visit – where the Rise of Asia met Trumpism

Kadira Pethiyagoda

November 16, 2016