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Harris Amjad

Harris Amjad

Harris Amjad is an independent analyst on South Asian geopolitics and human security issues. He is currently a student at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore.

Efforts to freeze out Chinese investment in power projects in South Asia will do little to improve India’s economic or soft power in the region. Likewise, undermining the development of a liberal market for cross-border power trade in the region limits gains towards energy security.

The pro-China faction is back in power after the Maldives presidential election but it won’t be a simple swing to an anti-India foreign policy, not least because Chinese projects have left Maldives debt-laden and India is still its main security partner.

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