https://www.scmp.com/rss/503509/feed Chulanee Attanayake is a Visiting Research Fellow at the Institute of South Asian Studies, an autonomous research institute of National University of Singapore. She is also the author of the book “China in Sri Lanka” en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com When Sri Lanka’s newly elected President Gotabaya Rajapaksa made a statement about equidistant foreign policy and remaining neutral in any conflict between major powers, the world paid attention. Neutrality would be an ideal position for the island nation, especially given the geopolitical interest towards Sri Lanka. However, the viability of this stance has been questioned given that Beijing has enjoyed a special relationship with Colombo since the previous Rajapaksa government under his... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/opinion/article/3048377/can-sri-lankas-neutral-foreign-policy-under-gotabaya-rajapaksa?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/opinion/article/3048377/can-sri-lankas-neutral-foreign-policy-under-gotabaya-rajapaksa?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 31 Jan 2020 06:36:07 +0000