Episode 190: South Asia Geoeconomics

The recent Indo-Japanese initiatives in South Asia, including the initiative to promote sub-regional connectivity with Bangladesh and the joint effort by Delhi and Tokyo to support Sri Lanka’s debt restructuring, marks a major structural change unfolding in the subcontinent. In this episode, Ms Ramita Iyer, Research Analyst, ISAS is in conversation with Professor C Raja Mohan, Visiting Research Professor, ISAS. They discuss India's recalibration in its regional policies, China's role in South Asia, the implications of the Russia-Ukraine war on the subcontinent, the increasing importance of the Indo-Pacific Region, and the benefits of rising regional competition for small countries.