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M.K. Bhadrakumar
Sri Lankan Situation is Fraught with Danger
16 May 2022
The danger here is that the emergent political dimensions will undermine the prospects of economic recovery.
PTI
Ranil Wickremesinghe Sworn in as Sri Lanka's New Prime Minister
12 May 2022
The 73-year-old UNP leader was appointed after closed-door talks with President Gotabaya Rajapaksa. The UNP, the oldest party, had failed to win a single seat from districts, including Wickremesinghe…
PTI
'Lanka’s ex-PM Mahinda Rajapaksa Being Protected at Trincomalee Naval Base'
11 May 2022
The 76-year-old SLPP leader, known for his brutal military campaign against the LTTE during his presidency from 2005 to 2015, is being protected amid nationwide anti-government protests.
PTI
Sri Lanka Hit Badly by Trade Union Strike Demanding Rajapaksa Government’s Ouster
06 May 2022
All trade unions of health, postal, port and other government services have joined the strike. Businesses are shut and roads appear empty in most usually crowded areas.
Partha S. Ghosh
Crisis in Sri Lanka a Wake-Up Call for all South Asians
12 Apr 2022
Talk in Sri Lanka about more state intervention to tame unscrupulous privatisation and Sinhalese hyper-nationalism is a warning for all South Asians to learn from similar mistakes.
Meenuka Mathew
Sri Lankan Crisis: A Chaos of Policies, Politics and Problems
04 Apr 2022
Sri Lanka is witnessing its darkest days politically and economically as the President declared a public emergency across the country, following the public unrest against the leadership
Newsclick Report
Sri Lankan Economy Going Through its Worst Days, People Struggling to Arrange for Essential Commodities
30 Mar 2022
The crisis has roots in the post-Easter Sunday blast (April 2019) decline in the tourism sector, followed by two devastating COVID-19 waves which battered the economy.
PTI
Lankan Tamil Leaders Write to Stalin, Seek Indian Govt's Help in Implementing Amendment 13
21 Feb 2022
The 13th Amendment, a result of the 1987 Indo-Lanka Accord inked by then Lankan President JR Jayawardene and Indian PM Rajiv Gandhi, provides for devolution of powers to the minority Tamil community…
Partha S. Ghosh
South Asian Leaders Have Failed their Region
16 Nov 2021
Internalising the basic reality that South Asia is one of the most unequal and strife-torn regions of the world should be the starting point for regional leaders.
Richa Chintan
COVID-19: How India and COVAX failed the South Asian Countries
24 Jun 2021
Countries in South Asia are grappling with domestic vaccine shortages and only a fraction of their population has been vaccinated till date.