Aditya Gowdara Shivamurthy is an Associate Fellow with ORFs Strategic Studies Programme. He focuses on broader strategic and security related-developments throughout the South Asian region with a specific interest in Sri Lanka The Maldives and Bhutan.
Aditya graduated with a MSc in International Relations from the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) in 2019. His writings have been featured in Foreign Policy, The Diplomat, The Hindu, Economic Times, Hindustan Times, The Statesman, The Strait Times, South Asian Voices, among other platforms. He has also written for peer-reviewed journals.
Commentaries
The India-Bhutan story: India understands the urgency and needs of its neighbour
Minilateral momentum in South Asia
What does ‘Young India’ think of Sri Lanka?
Endorsing the Internationalist
SL’s evolving role in the Indian Ocean
What the upcoming polls hold for South Asia
The evolving role of the Colombo Security Conclave
Bangladesh’s Elections Show Limitations for India-U.S. Cooperation in South Asia
China Can No Longer Take Sri Lanka for Granted
India-China power play gets new life in Maldives
The Global Dividend
Colombo’s turnaround
In the Maldives, Domestic Politics is Causing China to Lose Ground
India-Nepal relations soar high
Bhutan’s imperatives and India’s dilemmas
South Asian nations get back to reality
Accepting the new normal in the Indo-Pacific contestation
China and India Jostle in the Indian Ocean
Maldives’ Chagos Conundrum: Continuing Inconsistency and its Politicization
Bailouts and balances: Sri Lanka’s IMF rescue plan has geopolitical repercussions