Regional Geopolitics – Page 13

Is Sri Lanka thrusting itself in the middle of a Churchill trap?

Belt Road Initiative and Indo-Pacific Policy, Regional GeopoliticsJanuary 11, 20222KViews 0Likes 0Comments

By LP Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi’s arrival in Sri Lanka last evening (8) comes at one of the most politically tumultuous times in Sri Lanka’s history. As the forex crisis deepens and over half of Sri Lanka’s gold reserves emptied, there is hope the Chinese will offer much needed assistance to relieve the pressure…

Factum Perspective – China still Myanmar’s game changer

Peace and Conflict, Regional GeopoliticsDecember 29, 20211KViews 0Likes 0Comments

By Dr Ranga Kalansooriya A makeshift hospital of PDF in the fighting areas Aerial bombings, burning civilian villages and mass killings have now become a common feature in Junta-led Myanmar, mainly in the areas what pro-democratic forces call as ‘Liberated Areas.’ Air strikes by Myanmar military have intensified for the past few weeks near the Myanmar-Thailand…

Factum Perspective: Pop, cricket and the role of culture in international politics

International Development, Regional GeopoliticsDecember 25, 20211KViews 0Likes 0Comments

By Chamara Sumanapala On November 30, 2021, the Caribbean island nation of Barbados became a republic, shedding its last constitutional ties to the British Crown. On that occasion, Barbados named a new national hero, Robyn Rihanna Fenty – the globally acclaimed pop star which created a wider debate on the criteria for a national…

Factum Perspective – Will Pakistan-Sri Lanka ties survive Sialkot killing?

Maritime Security, Peace and Conflict, Regional GeopoliticsDecember 20, 20212KViews 0Likes 0Comments

By Kamran Rehmat - Islamabad The ghastly lynching of Priyantha Kumara, a Sri Lankan manager at the Rajco textile factory in Silakot, which reportedly supplied the kits for the Pakistan cricket team at the recently concluded T20 World Cup, sent tremors across Sri Lanka and Pakistan. President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and Prime Minister Imran Khan…

Factum Perspective – Sri Lanka’s Foreign Policy since independence, which leader did it best?

Belt Road Initiative and Indo-Pacific Policy, Regional GeopoliticsDecember 12, 20214KViews 0Likes 0Comments

By Chandani Kirinde Cartoon by W.R. Wijesoma – Published 50 Years in Cartoon 1948-1977 For a small island nation like Sri Lanka, tiding over the turbulent world of international relations hasn’t been an easy task since independence. Much of the success stories in foreign affairs have depended on the country's leaders and the direction in which they…

Factum Perspective – Killing of Sri Lankan in Pakistan – Leaders must deliver on citizen calls for justice

Peace and Conflict, Regional GeopoliticsDecember 5, 20212KViews 0Likes 0Comments

By Arjuna Ranawana A Sri Lankan General Manager of a leading garment manufacturer in the city of Sialkot in Pakistan’s industrial heartland has been lynched and his remains burned. Prime Minister Imran Khan termed the incident a ‘’shame’’ to his nation. Priyantha Kumara, the victim, was in his forties and had been in Pakistan…

Factum Perspective – Can the West make a difference in Afghanistan

Belt Road Initiative and Indo-Pacific Policy, Peace and Conflict, Regional GeopoliticsNovember 19, 20212KViews 0Likes 0Comments

The return of the Taliban & the future of Afghanistan, Can the west make a difference? By Rathindra Kuruwita and Rikaza Hassan The fate of Afghanistan is still up for grabs by the west, but the clock is ticking … fast. The international community watched with a mix of shock, horror and awe as…

Factum Perspective: India’s Grand Bargain on 13th Amendment Continues

Regional GeopoliticsOctober 24, 20211KViews 0Likes 0Comments

B y Lakmali Mananperi India’s Foreign Secretary Harsh V Shringla holds discussions with Sri Lanka's President Gotabaya Rajapaksa in Colombo India’s Foreign Secretary Harsh V Shringla who was on an official visit to Sri Lanka last week has reiterated the obligations of the Sri Lankan government under the 13th Amendment to the Constitution. This…

Factum Perspective: Yohani, Menike Mage Hithe and Sri Lanka’s long road in Cultural Diplomacy

Regional GeopoliticsOctober 2, 20213KViews 1Like 0Comments

By Asoka Handagama Yohani and Satheeshan's rendition of Menike Mage Hithe goes viral Yohani De Silva’s cover of Menika Mage Hithe has gone viral, putting little known Sri Lanka on the map among pop music fans around the globe. Bollywood celebrities including Amitabh Bachchan, Madhuri Dixit and Priyanka Chopra are all praise for the song. Famous…

Factum Perspective: Emotional intelligence in strategic policy articulation

Peace and Conflict, Regional GeopoliticsSeptember 13, 20212KViews 0Likes 0Comments

J R Jayewardene and the Treat of Peace for Japan By Karu Paranawithana Caption – J.R. Jayawardene addresses the San Francisco Conference September post-1951 is an important month in Japan-Sri Lanka relations. Why? On 6 September this year (2021) Japan celebrated the 70th anniversary of the Treaty of Peace with Japan, an outcome…

Factum Perspective: Kadirgamar strategically infused professionalism into the Foreign Service

Regional GeopoliticsAugust 15, 20212KViews 1Like 0Comments

By Seevali The Government of Sri Lanka is planning to bring in professionals into the Foreign Service from various fields, mainly from some selected corporate entities. The last project carried out during the tenure of late Lakshman Kadirgamar, Sri Lanka’s Foreign Minister in the 90s, under President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga aimed to achieve…

Factum Perspective: China’s Communist and ‘The Industrial Party’

Regional GeopoliticsAugust 8, 20212KViews 0Likes 0Comments

By Rathindra Kuruwita Many assume that the Chinese Community Party (CCP) combs the country’s social media platforms in search of critical content with the intention of putting people under house arrest. And of course, sometimes bloggers and message board theorists do get placed in house arrest; however, more often the CCP does this to know…