Articles By Smruti S Pattanaik
Remembering Bangladesh’s Liberation War
By: Smruti S Pattanaik | Issue: Courtesy: IDSA | Date: 27 Dec , 2020
December 16, 2020 marks the 50th Vijay Diwas or Victory Day, when the Pakistan Army surrendered to the India-Bangladesh Joint Command, known as Mitra Bahini (Allied Forces). More than 90,000...
Sri Lanka: Securitising Minority Alienation
By: Smruti S Pattanaik | Date: 01 May , 2019
The Easter Sunday carnage in which more than 250, mostly Christians, were killed is the most violent terrorist act in Sri Lanka since the end of the Eelam war in 2009. A terrorist attack on this...
New Hambantota Port Deal: China Consolidates its Stakes in Sri Lanka
By: Smruti S Pattanaik | Issue: Courtesy: IDSA | Date: 18 Aug , 2017
Some Sri Lankan economists had privately told me in 2011 that their country will find it difficult to repay the massive loan of USD 8 billion at an interest rate of more than six per cent taken...
Sheikh Hasina’s Visit to India: an opportunity to broaden the relationship
By: Smruti S Pattanaik | Issue: Courtesy: IDSA | Date: 09 Apr , 2017
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s visit to India starting on April 7 has generated an animated debate in Bangladesh. Security analysts, retired bureaucrats and opinion makers have raised concerns...
Cancellation of the SAARC Summit: Has India Succeeded in Isolating Pakistan...
By: Smruti S Pattanaik | Date: 29 Sep , 2016
India’s announcement that it will not participate in the forthcoming 19th SAARC summit scheduled to be held in Islamabad did not come as a surprise. There was already a rethink afoot on...