Image Credits: Engineering News-RecordREVIVAL OF COLOMBO PORT CITY PROJECT: IMPLICATIONS FOR INDIA
The Colombo Port City Project is a significant and arguably among Sri Lanka’s most controversial infrastructure projects. Initiated by the former President Mahinda Rajapaksa with a vision to rejuvenate Sri Lanka’s stagnant economy, the project…
Image Credits: Dhaka TribuneJAPAN AND THE BIG-B PLAN FOR BANGLADESH: AN ASSESSMENT
The Bay of Bengal Industrial Growth Belt (BIG-B) plan for shared economic cooperation was announced in September 2014 when Prime Minister Shinzo Abe visited Dhaka. This marked a new era in Japan-Bangladesh relations as both countries moved towards…
Image Credits: The Wall Street JournalCHINA: RENEWED ENERGY DEPENDENCE ON IRAN
China and Iran recently concluded a deal on developing Abadan oil refinery, the largest oil refinery in Iran. In September 2016, the final agreement was reached between China’s Stateowned oil refinery SINOPEC and Iranian Oil Refining and…
Image Credits: Stars and StripesNAVIES AND MARITIME MILITIA: AN UNEQUAL CONTEST
On 4th September, the USS Firebolt, a coastal patrol boat, operating in the Persian Gulf was the subject of ‘harassment’ by seven Iranian boats operated by the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy (IRGCN). This was preceded by a series…
