Gulbin Sultana

Reasearch Analyst, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr. Gulbin Sultana's commentary on COVID-19 and Sri Lanka, titled 'COVID-19 and Sri Lanka: Response, Issues and Concerns', has been published by the Nepal Institute for International Cooperation and Engagement on May 10, 2020.

COVID-19 is a common enemy of human being, but unfortunately, this common enemy too could not unite the political parties of Sri Lanka and convince them to lodge a united fight leaving their political interests aside, writes Dr. Sultana.

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• Published: 10 May, 2020

As the Maldives is overly dependent on tourism as well as the global supply chain for import of essential food items, the COVID-19 pandemic is expected to severely impact the country’s economy.

• Published: April 20, 2020
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Research Analyst, Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses, Dr. Gulbin Sultana’s article on extremism in Maldives, titled ‘Preventing Violent Extremism in Maldives: President Solih Approach’ has been published by Society for the Study of Peace and Conflict (SSPC) on February 26, 2020.

The growing incidents of radicalisation and religious extremism in a liberal Muslim country like the Maldives is alarming. The article explores and analyses current President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih’s administration’s efforts to tackle the menace since he assumed power in 2018.

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• Published: 12 March, 2020

Research Analyst, Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses, Dr. Gulbin Sultana’s article on Sri Lanka Presidential Elections 2019, titled ‘Sri Lanka Presidential Elections 2019: Will India Succeed in Shielding Gotabaya Rajapaksa from China?’ has been was published in Diplomatist on February 29, 2020.

Sri Lanka’s security and stability to a great extent depend on its cordial relations with India, which has still not lost its leverage in Sri Lanka, writes Dr. Sultana

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• Published: 29 February, 2020

Research Analyst, IDSA, Dr. Gulbin Sultana’s article on Sri Lankan Minister of Foreign Relations, Skills Development, Employment and Labour, Dinesh Gunawardena’s India visit, titled ‘Sri Lankan Foreign Minister’s Maiden Visit To India’ has been published by All India Radio (AIR) World Service, an external services division of AIR, on January 13, 2020.

It is believed that the process of high-level exchanges, which began between the two countries, following the Presidential elections held in November 2019, including the visit of Dinesh Gunawardena, will not only deepen the bilateral relations but also facilitate effective and sustainable solutions to address the existing issues of concerns, writes Dr. Sultana.

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• Published: 13 January, 2020

Research Analyst, Dr. Gulbin Sultana’s article on Sri Lanka’s presidential elections has been published by Hindi daily ‘Prabhat Khabar’ on November 20, 2019.

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• Published: 20 November, 2019

Research Analyst, Dr. Gulbin Sultana’s commentary on Sri Lanka’s presidential elections, titled ‘Gotabaya Rajapaksa Elected as Seventh President of Sri Lanka’ has been published by All India Radio (AIR) World Service, an external services division of AIR, on November 18, 2019.

In the realm of security, stronger ties are expected between New Delhi and Colombo under Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s leadership. Mutual understanding and cooperation between the two governments are required in all sectors of bilateral relationship to consolidate and strengthen India-Sri Lanka ties, writes Dr. Sultana.

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• Published: 18 November, 2019

Research Analyst, IDSA, Dr. Gulbin Sultana’s article on India-Sri Lanka Relations, titled ‘India-Sri Lanka Relations: New Issues, Novel Perspective’ has been published in the debate section of the January-March 2019 issue of Indian Foreign Affairs Journal.

How India-Sri Lanka relations pan out in the next five years depends on the outcome of the forthcoming presidential and parliamentary elections in Sri Lanka in 2019 and 2020 respectively, writes Dr. Sultana.

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• Published: 30 October, 2019

Research Analyst, Ms Gulbin Sultana’s commentary on Sri Lanka’s model village built with Indian assistance, titled ‘Sri Lanka Inaugurates First Model Village Built with the Indian Assistance’ has been published by the All India Radio (AIR) World Service Blog on July 09, 2019.

India has undertaken more than 70 people-oriented development projects including the ongoing housing projects as well as projects in the fields of health, education, skill development, infrastructure, vocational training and so on, writes Ms Sultana.

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• Published: 9 July, 2019

Research Analyst, Ms Gulbin Sultana’s commentary on PM Modi's visit to Maldives and Sri Lanka on June 8-9, 2019, titled ‘India Reiterates ‘Neighbourhood First’ And ‘Sagar’policies’, has been published by the External Services Division of All India Radio on June 10, 2019.

The visits to the two maritime neighbours reflect India’s foremost priority to the ‘neighbourhood first’ policy and the ‘security and growth for all in the region’ (SAGAR) doctrine, writes Ms Sultana.

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• Published: 10 June, 2019