Neighborhood Studies looks at the range of cross-cutting issues such as political developments, economic activities, cross-border activities and foreign affairs related issues and security surfacing in its immediate neighbors – India and China – in addition to its extended neighbors such as Pakistan, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Afghanistan, Sri Lanka, Bhutan and Maldives. The study focuses to explore and identify emerging priorities in the neighborhood and generate evidence and analysis.
The government should maintain policy measures to help resolve fiscal imbalances, increase spending efficiency, stimulate private sector development, and bring the impact of the epidemic and liquidity crisis on the financial sector into sharper focus to help limit adverse risks ...
The 2+2 dialogue has genuinely created a ‘level playing field’ for India to be vocal about her own national interests and have a dialogue with one of the world’s great powers ...
Women are marching out in the streets yelling that ‘wearing burqa or hijab is their choice’ and a state has the prime responsibility to respect that choice ...
The new government of Afghanistan focused on securing continued assistance for rebuilding the economy, infrastructure and military set-up of the country and, in line, it maintained close ties and understanding with India, North America, European Union, South Korea, Japan, Australia, China, Russia and the Middle East ...
Central Bank’s independence should be maintained and depoliticized by enacting the promised Central Bank Act that has been drafted in the parliament earlier and Government should focus on strengthening governance and reducing corruption vulnerabilities ...
No country will be able to fully rescue Sri Lanka but if Sri Lanka wants IMF to come forward and rescue her then she has to compromise with its financial sovereignty ...
A post – colonial state like Myanmar which is one of the most diverse countries the world is in a deep political turmoil now and how the struggle for democracy and equality is going to turn out is something that only time can tell ...
With the current declining export trade and declining remittances, the main challenge for Sri Lanka is to get the foreign sector back on track. The country has to push back the loan repayment deadlines ...
Russia-Ukraine conflict prompts South Asia to respect sovereign jurisdiction and territorial integrity and not to ethnicise the state in the region and it would be Pandora’s box that neither country in the region can afford to open ...
Security, Economic and Socio-Political Situation of Post-Coup Myanmar
Businesses with a presence in Myanmar should prioritise the safety, security, and mental well-being of their staff and support their human rights to freedom of expression, association, and political participation ...