Teardrop Diplomacy China's Sri Lanka Foray

DETAILS : 

• Author : Asanga Abeyagoonasekera
  
• Publisher ‏ : ‎ Bloomsbury Publishing India Pvt. Ltd
  
• Publication date :10 February 2023
  
• Language ‏ : ‎ English
  
• Paperback ‏ : ‎ 312 pages
  
• ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 9356401209
  
• ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 9789356401204
  
• Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 350  g

ABOUT THE BOOK

Teardrop Diplomacy: China's Sri Lanka Foray by Asanga Abeyagoonasekera is a critical geopolitical analysis of the evolving relationship between China and Sri Lanka. Published against the backdrop of Sri Lanka’s 2022 economic collapse, the book examines how the "Teardrop of the Indian Ocean" became a central laboratory for China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) and the controversial "Debt-Trap Diplomacy."

The author provides an insider-outsider perspective, blending academic rigor with firsthand observations of Sri Lanka’s foreign policy shifts under the Rajapaksa administration.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Asanga Abeyagoonasekera is a prominent Sri Lankan strategic analyst and international security scholar.

• The Expert: He has served as the Director General of the Institute of National Security Studies Sri Lanka (INSSSL).
• The Critic: He is known for advocating a "multi-aligned" or neutral foreign policy, warning that over-reliance on a single superpower (China) compromises national sovereignty.