By Sumit Kumar SinghFor some South Asian countries like Sri Lanka, Myanmar, and Bangladesh, the “China Nightmare” is no longer just a bad dream. Certain other factors threaten to push Sri Lanka deeper into the dragon’s trap. This “double whammy” ended any thoughts that Sri Lanka may have been nurturing of salvaging its situation against China. In December 2020, Sri Lanka cancelled a $ 480 million compact with the US Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC). There have been some attempts made by Sri Lanka this year to showcase “non-alignment” in strategic projects, but the Chinese influence in Sri Lanka makes these efforts appear extremely feeble as of now.

Source: The Nation January 03, 2022 09:06 UTC