Talking Economics Digest, Issue tw0, 2017 centers on the theme of ‘Integrating Sri Lanka into the Global Economy., With increasingly protectionist policies of the West and the rapid emergence of new superpowers in the world, especially from the Asian region, Sri Lanka is facing a whole new set of challenges, as it tries to position itself as a rising middle-income country in the world. It is also important for Sri Lanka to strategically and diplomatically balance the competing interests of its two main development partners, China and India. These global dynamics are scrutinised in depth, throughout this edition of the Digest. Source of blurb: https://www.ips.lk/talking-economics-digest-july-december-2017/