Mandakini D. Surie
Independent development consultant with over two decades of experience across governments, NGOs, and think tanks, and co-author of research on small states in South Asia.
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Jan 30, 2026 • 34min
How South Asian States Navigate Rivalries Between the U.S., China, and India
Mandakini D. Surie, a development consultant with decades of South Asia experience, and Sagar Prasai, an advisor on regional geopolitics, discuss how small South Asian states respond to shifting great-power rivalry. They cover declining U.S. influence, China's expanding economic reach, strategic hedging between India and China, infrastructure competition, and the rise of mini-lateral cooperation among vulnerable states.
