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Sri Lanka: Food security impacted by flawed economic policies
Jun 16, 2022

Sri Lanka: Food security impacted by flawed economic policies

The policy blunders by the Sri Lankan state have adversely affected the food security of the country.

Chinese narrative on the Sri Lankan debt crisis
Feb 01, 2022

Chinese narrative on the Sri Lankan debt crisis

As the “debt-trap” criticism intensifies, Chinese commentators have proposed their own counternarrative on the Sri Lankan debt crisis

What does Sri Lanka’s defence of China’s record at UNHRC entail?
Sep 26, 2021

What does Sri Lanka’s defence of China’s record at UNHRC entail?

Sri Lankan leadership seems wanting to take on the West, not on facts and details, as listed out by the OHCHR but on ‘core principles’

What do the food and forex crises hold for Sri Lanka?
Sep 04, 2021

What do the food and forex crises hold for Sri Lanka?

After the declaration of a food emergency, the island nation must navigate a tricky situtaiton

Sri Lanka: For the Rajapaksas, more responsibilities come with power
Aug 07, 2020

Sri Lanka: For the Rajapaksas, more responsibilities come with power

In working out the constitutional changes in terms of division of powers between the President and Parliament, represented purportedly by the Prime Mi

Behind Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s threat to quit global bodies
May 21, 2020

Behind Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s threat to quit global bodies

President Rajapaksa has now chosen the local audience and delivered the message/threat personally — from the highest levels of the Sri Lankan state.

COVID-19: International and domestic challenges await Sri Lanka
May 15, 2020

COVID-19: International and domestic challenges await Sri Lanka

With Geopolitical Cold War 2.0 and domestic economic strain, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has the two daunting challenges ahead of him. He would have

India and China: Is Maldives balancing or tilting?
May 07, 2020

India and China: Is Maldives balancing or tilting?

The structure of the international system and balance of power tend to limit the foreign policy choices of smaller states. But we are now living in a

Why is the world talking less about Sri Lankan presidential polls this time?
Nov 14, 2019

Why is the world talking less about Sri Lankan presidential polls this time?

There is little or no excitement in global capitals over the Sri Lankan presidential polls this time, unlike during the last three elections of 2005,

Colombo at a crossroads: India’s balanced response to Sri Lanka crisis
May 14, 2022

Colombo at a crossroads: India’s balanced response to Sri Lanka crisis

New Delhi can lend a helping hand as a responsible neighbour, but Sri Lanka’s future rests on its political establishment responding adequately to the people’s aspirations

India should look beyond money to draw Lanka closer
Nov 25, 2019

India should look beyond money to draw Lanka closer

We can’t match China’s financial heft but we can leverage our cultural connect with Sri Lanka to strengthen ties

Restructuring Sri Lanka’s debt talks
Oct 19, 2022

Restructuring Sri Lanka’s debt talks

There is no doubt that International Monetary Fund (IMF) loans often come with a set of conditionalities that most countries find unfavourable to implement. With its ongoing economic crisis and complex multilateral debt negotiations between creditor nations, Sri Lanka is no exception.

What will Rajapaksa’s return mean for India-Sri Lanka relations?
Nov 29, 2019

What will Rajapaksa’s return mean for India-Sri Lanka relations?

A closer look at what Sri Lanka’s recent election results may mean for ties between New Delhi and Colombo.