Shoma Chaudhury's video: China doesn t know how to make friends : Nirupama Rao on Sri Lanka Pakistan crisis I ENQUIRY

India lives in a difficult neighbourhood. Political instability. Economic crises. State capture. Corruption. And — dependence on China. Is there any common cautionary tale coming out of the crises in Pakistan and Sri Lanka? What cardinal mistakes did the leaders of these countries make? And what implications are there for India? As the crises slide off the headlines, NIRUPAMA RAO — former foreign secretary, and former Indian ambassador to the US, China, and Sri Lanka — goes beyond the immediacy of the news to analyse the deeper takeaways from the chaos. China, she says, is just not equipped to handle chaos and crisis. India, on the other hand, gets a lot of things right because it operates from a deep civilisational identity which understands plurality and complexity. So how will the aftermath of the crises play out? -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 00:00 Introduction 1:42 Common factors in the crises faced by India's neighbours 6:02 Reasons for Sri Lanka's economic collapse 10:00 Should India rectify its focus on Sri Lanka? 13:32 The Achilles heel of Rajapaksas 18:44 Singhalese-Tamil tensions in Sri Lanka 22:30 Has the sheen of Chinese help diminished? 24:57 Interrogating Imran Khan's anti-American stance 28:47 What did Imran Khan get right and wrong? 33:58 New possibilities for India with the Sharifs returning 38:25 Pakistan's win for democracy or army? 42:35 Rao's reading of China 47:33 India's foreign policy in a polycentric world 53:03 India's position in a complex neighbourhood --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- . With Shoma Chaudhury (Please like & press the subscribe button on https://bit.ly/34MNcEb ) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- For more videos: https://www.youtube.com/c/EnquiryWithShoma Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/enquirywithshoma/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/enquiry.shomachaudhury/ Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ShomaChaudhury