ISAS Special Reports

The need for a closer engagement between the South Asian countries, individually and collectively with China was the outcome of the scholarly exchanges that took place at an international workshop, jointly organised by the Institute of South Asian Studies (ISAS, NUS), Singapore and the Regional Centre for Strategic Studies (RCSS), Colombo, held in Colombo (Sri Lanka) on 5 and 6 December 2016. The workshop brought together some leading diplomats, policy analysts and academics I the field of South Asian Studies, Chinese Studies and policy analysis. The paper reports the views and ideas expressed on the political, economic, diplomatic and strategic aspects of China-South Asia relationship.