{"product_id":"teardrop-diplomacy-chinas-sri-lanka-foray","title":"Teardrop Diplomacy China's Sri Lanka Foray","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDETAILS : \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAuthor : Asanga Abeyagoonasekera\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePublisher ‏ : ‎ Bloomsbury Publishing India Pvt. Ltd\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePublication date :10 February 2023\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLanguage ‏ : ‎ English\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePaperback ‏ : ‎ 312 pages\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 9356401209\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 9789356401204\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eItem Weight ‏ : ‎ 350  g\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eABOUT THE BOOK\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"1\" data-index-in-node=\"0\" class=\"\"\u003e\u003ci data-path-to-node=\"1\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eTeardrop Diplomacy: China's Sri Lanka Foray\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"1\" data-index-in-node=\"47\" class=\"\"\u003eAsanga Abeyagoonasekera\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e is a critical geopolitical analysis of the evolving relationship between China and Sri Lanka.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e Published against the backdrop of Sri Lanka’s 2022 economic collapse,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e the book examines how the \"Teardrop of the Indian Ocean\" became a central laboratory for China’s \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"1\" data-index-in-node=\"332\" class=\"\"\u003eBelt and Road Initiative (BRI)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e and the controversial \"Debt-Trap Diplomacy.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eThe author provides an insider-outsider perspective,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e blending academic rigor with firsthand observations of Sri Lanka’s foreign policy shifts under the Rajapaksa administration.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"2\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eABOUT THE AUTHOR\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"5\" id=\"p-rc_d18f83a30611451c-40\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-45 citation-end-45\"\u003eAsanga Abeyagoonasekera is a prominent Sri Lankan strategic analyst and international security scholar.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli data-path-to-node=\"5\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"citation-45 citation-end-45\"\u003e\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"3\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"6,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eThe Expert:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-44 citation-end-44\"\u003e He has served as the Director General of the Institute of National Security Studies Sri Lanka (INSSSL).\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-path-to-node=\"5\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"citation-44 citation-end-44\"\u003e\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"4\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"6,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eThe Critic:\u003c\/b\u003e He is known for advocating a \"multi-aligned\" or neutral foreign policy, warning that over-reliance on a single superpower (China) compromises national sovereignty.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"source-inline-chip-container ng-star-inserted\"\u003e\n\u003cbutton class=\"button ng-star-inserted\" aria-label=\"View source details for citation from World Scientific Publishing. 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