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Former president and prime minister of Sri Lanka Ranil Wickremesinghe has mooted the idea of India taking a lead in ensuring the emergence of South Asia as the “most powerful region”.
Participating in a session titled ‘In the hood: The new forces shaping subcontinental geopolitics’ at the fifth edition of The Hindu Huddle organised by The Hindu Group, in Bengaluru, Mr. Wickremesinghe observed that the South Asian region would account for a population size of 2.7 billion in the total world population of 9.8 billion while its combined economy would be around 43 billion dollars.
T. S. Tirumurti, former permanent representative of India to the United Nations, said India should take a geopolitical role that goes beyond the sub-continent. The sooner we do it, he said, the more important it will be.
The session was hosted by Suhasini Haidar, The Hindu’s Diplomatic Affairs editor.
Published – May 15, 2025 02:29 pm IST