Strategic Analyst

Aviation & Defence Universe WE JUST REPORT FACTS, WE DO NOT CHANGE THEM  Maldivian Crisis: India Should Wait And Watch By JK Verma New Delhi. 19 April 2018.  The grip of the dragon is escalating on the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) countries. Pakistan which is completely indebted to China has already handed over Gwadar strategic seaport and China would build an offshore naval base close to Gwadar.  There are also reports that China is eyeing on arable land of Pakistan as the former has more population and less arable land therefore it became the biggest importer of food items in the world. Nepal which is the current head of SAARC is also toeing Chinese line, although Prime Minister K.P.Sharma Oli recently concluded three days visit to India but his leaning towards China is well known. Present Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe is considered close to India but the country had to handover strategic port of Hambantota to Chin