The review of USINDOPACOM back to the original USPACOM is more than a change in name. This has multiple implications for China, Taiwan India and US allies as South Korea, Japan and Australia as well as South East Asia. Here is a brief analysis of the level of impact and possible implications

Nishqa Devadiga reviews the UNDP report that maps the channels through which a geopolitical shock far from the region mainly war in the Middle East since February 2026 is quietly eroding livelihood, food security, employment and public budgets across one of the world's most economically diverse regions.

Beyond wars, militancy, terrorism, drug and people running, law and order, illegal migration, maritime crime and so on, climate change will remain the most persistent and long term challenge for South Asia, here is a perspective.

Col R Hariharan in Sri Lanka Perspectives April 2026 outlines how the AKD government is managing one of the gravest economic and energy crisis faxed by the Island Nation eve as it is on the path of fiscal recovery.

Sri Lanka Perspectives by Col R Hariharan Assesses the impact of Gulf War 3.0 on the Island nation caught on the active periphery of the conflict War in perspective The plight of Sri Lanka, an island nation of about 23 million people caught in the after effect of a war in faraway Iran and GCC countries (Bahrain, Qatar, Kuwait, Oman, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirate - UAE) reminds one of Satyajit Ray’s acclaimed 1973 film Asani Sanket (Distant Thunder). The movie d

Here is how countries in South Asia - India, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Maldives, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka are preparing for a medium to long term crisis replicating recent disruptions such as COVID 19 as of March 22.

Ministry of External Affairs in the parliament outlines perspectives on India's Neighbourhood First Policy covering measuress to strengthen India's strategic position with concerted support to countries in the region and managing China's expanding influence in the Indian Ocean Region. Have a look-

Col R Hariharan’s Sri Lanka Perspectives February 2026 a comprehensive examination of impact of arrest of Sri Lanka’s former intelligence chief Major General Suresh Salley Will the arrest of Sri Lanka’s former intelligence chief Major General Suresh Salley in the last week of the month, in connection with the 2019 Easter Sunday terror attacks that killed nearly 270 people, bring to a closure of cases pending for the last seven years? I am not too sure because Gen Salley’s ar

In Sri Lanka Perspectives December 2025, Col R Hariharan outlines the many achievements of the AKD government during the year and the challenges ahead. The year 2025 will be remembered in Sri Lanka for Cyclone Ditwah, which struck the Sri Lanka coast towards the end of November. The heavy rain and landslides during the cyclone presents a grim picture: 644 people losing their lives, 18 injured, while 183 people were missing. The World Bank has estimated initial damage from t

Representative Image by Wix AI Col R Hariharan in Sri Lanka Perspectives November 2025 outlines the perils arising from Cyclone Ditwah and Lankan Response, Indian Assistance and other challenges facing the AKD government. Cyclone Ditwah President Anura Kumara Dissanayake (AKD) would remember his 58th birthday on November 24 for long as the disastrous cyclone Ditwah struck a few days later. Before the cyclone struck, heavy rains in coastal cities and northern highlands fl