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Sribala Subramanian

Sribala Subramanian

Sribala Subramanian is a New York-based columnist for The Diplomat.

Sribala Subramanian is a New York-based columnist for The Diplomat. She has written about the oil and gas industry in Myanmar, COVID-19 in Singapore, and India’s foreign policy. A former business journalist for Time, Sribala was part of a team that covered Wall Street. She was the lead reporter on the acclaimed Time International cover story on postcolonial literature called “The Empire Writes Back.” Her freelance articles have appeared in The Guardian, Atlas Obscura, and The Third Pole. She was a contributor to the award-winning Women and the Environment special issue from Earth Island Journal.

Sribala studied magazine journalism at Syracuse University and has a Masters in Mass Communication from California State University, Fresno. She graduated from Bangalore University and got her start in journalism at The Indian Express, Bangalore.

Sribala’s most shared story is about the geopolitics of Kashmir’s pink tea.

Posts by Sribala Subramanian
June 19, 2023

Dog Fight over the South China Sea?

By Sribala Subramanian
A Chinese action movie may offer a preview of conflicts yet to unfold.

June 01, 2023

Did Malaysia’s PM Just Say the Quiet Part Out Loud on Myanmar?

By Sribala Subramanian
A look back at the origins of ASEAN's "embarrassing problem."
May 16, 2023

Vietnam’s Climate Fashion

By Sribala Subramanian
Motorists are coping with the current extreme heat like it's an Arctic winter.

May 04, 2023

An Airstrip on Myanmar’s Great Coco Island

By Sribala Subramanian
Myanmar’s leader upgrades a strategic outpost in the Bay of Bengal.

April 20, 2023

Thailand: An Outlier in Asia on Guns

By Sribala Subramanian
The nation has an unabashed and deep-rooted love of firearms.

April 03, 2023

Phishing in the South China Sea

By Sribala Subramanian
Malaysia maintains a diplomatic silence over an alleged cyberattack on a flagship offshore energy project.
March 17, 2023

Bird Flu’s Young Victims

By Sribala Subramanian
Over the past decade, nearly four out of five H5N1 victims in Cambodia have been children.

March 06, 2023

Why Are Russians Buying Real Estate in Phuket?

By Sribala Subramanian
The Thai beach resort is viewed as a safe haven for overseas investment.

February 21, 2023

Why is Myanmar’s Air Force Bombing Civilian Targets?

By Sribala Subramanian
The attacks are “terrifying” residents of border areas and neighboring countries.

January 24, 2023

Why Did ASEAN Leaders Skip Davos?

By Sribala Subramanian
The annual gathering of global elites has grown more “eurocentric.”

January 16, 2023

‘What is Happening to Us is Coming For You’

By Sribala Subramanian
How the Philippines became “ground zero” for the corrosive effects of social media.
December 14, 2022

‘Full Steam Ahead’ for Singapore’s Tuas Port

By Sribala Subramanian
For the wealthy city-state, building a bigger and smarter port is a necessity.

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