22 January 2021 – In the eleventh edition of the NESA Alumni Virtual Interview Series, Mr. Fahad Malaikah hosts Mr. Asanga Abeyagoonasekera for a discussion of his new book, “Conundrum of an Island: Sri Lanka’s Geopolitical Challenges”. Mr. Abeyagoonasekera sheds light on what inspired him to write the book as well as the various topics covered within, to include Sri Lanka’s relations with its neighbors in South Asia and China, how the Covid-19 pandemic has impacted Sri Lanka’s views on geostrategic competition, and also what he would like to see from the new Biden presidency in its policies towards Sri Lanka and the wider Indian Ocean Region (IOR).
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