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Sudha Ramachandran
Sudha Ramachandran is South Asia editor at The Diplomat.
Sudha Ramachandran is a journalist based in Bengaluru, India. She writes on South Asian political and security issues and has closely followed developments in the region’s conflict zones. She is an adjunct faculty at the Asian College of Journalism in Chennai. Sudha has a doctoral degree from the School of International Studies at Jawaharlal Nehru University in New Delhi.
September 28, 2024
Will BJP’s Ploy to Let ‘Engineer Rashid’ Campaign in Kashmir Elections Work?
By Sudha Ramachandran
Rashid has drawn huge crowds at his rallies. But will that translate to votes and seats?
September 05, 2024
Jamaat-e-Islami Participates in Kashmir Assembly Elections
By Sudha Ramachandran
The banned organization is backing independent candidates from several constituencies, marking a shift in its political strategy.
September 02, 2024
Shafi Md Mostofa on the Rise of the Jamaat-e-Islami in Bangladesh
By Sudha Ramachandran
“Liberal modern values, which are deeply ingrained in Bangladesh's civil society, media, and elite circles, are a significant deterrent to JeI's growth.”
August 30, 2024
Jammu and Kashmir Likely to See a Fractured Verdict in Assembly Elections
By Sudha Ramachandran
The real contest for power will unfold after election results are announced on October 8.
August 05, 2024
Apoorvanand on Why RSS Will Not Oust Modi as Prime Minister Just Yet
By Sudha Ramachandran
“At this juncture, unless the corporates withdraw support from Modi, RSS is not going to undermine Modi’s supremacy.”
August 05, 2024
Jammu and Kashmir: Five Years After the Abrogation of Its Autonomy
By Sudha Ramachandran
Restoration of J&K’s statehood and free and fair assembly elections would be the first step, albeit a small and long overdue one, toward righting the wrongs done to its people since 2019.
July 30, 2024
Has the Araniko Highway in Nepal Become Less Important to China?
By Sudha Ramachandran
Beijing has delayed delivering funds to Nepal for upgradation of the highway, prompting the latter to self-fund the project.
July 27, 2024
Amitabh Mathur on the Tibetan Struggle, Post-Dalai Lama Scenario, and the ‘Tibet Card’
By Sudha Ramachandran
“There is nothing like the Tibet card. And it would be deeply offensive to the Tibetans to think they are mere pawns on the diplomatic chessboard.”
July 05, 2024
Foes CPN-UML and the Nepali Congress Turn Friends to Form New Nepali Government
By Sudha Ramachandran
The political promiscuity of its parties, not the electoral system, is responsible for the country’s prolonged instability.
June 20, 2024
Terrorist Attack at Reasi Sets Alarm Bells Ringing in India’s Security Establishment
By Sudha Ramachandran
The targeted attack on Hindu pilgrims traveling by bus to a revered temple came weeks ahead of the start of the annual Amarnath Yatra.
June 17, 2024
Khurram Husain on China’s Declining Interest in CPEC
By Sudha Ramachandran
China's main interest now is “safeguarding the commercial viability of their existing investments, and security of Chinese nationals in Pakistan."
June 08, 2024
BJP ‘Proxies’ Routed in General Elections in Kashmir Valley
By Sudha Ramachandran
The National Conference won two of three seats in the valley while the third seat was won by a jailed Kashmiri political separatist.
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