Thiruni Kelegama is a political geographer and development studies expert focused on the socio-political impacts of development in the Global South. Her current work explores how Chinese funded infrastructure projects influence state-society relations in Sri Lanka.
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Editor’s Note: The following article is based on excerpts from the paper published by the author, examining how elite brokers reshape sovereignty and territorial governance in the Indian Ocean region through mega-infrastructure
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