By Dr Ranga Kalansooriya and Zeenath Ayub
Caption: Then Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos, wife Imelda Marcos with President Ronald Raegan in the White House 1981
Sri Lanka’s economy…
By Uditha Devapriya
Sri Lanka’s ties with India have been tenuous, at times friendly but very often lukewarm. Since of late, however, the dynamics have changed, dramatically. Perhaps for the…
By Dr M. Ganeshamoorthy
Facing its worst crisis since independence, Sri Lanka’s economy has only just begun to experience the repercussions of imprudent policymaking. The government’s announcement of the…
By Shiran Illanperuma
The NATO-Russia conflict playing out in Ukraine has brought to the fore long-simmering international tensions. These include the role of the US Dollar as the global reserve…
By Chandani Kirinde
Sri Lanka is making international headlines once again. There are growing calls for President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to appoint an interim government to address the urgent economic…
By LP
Fresh on the heels of India’s one billion US dollar credit facility granted to support Sri Lanka’s ailing economy; news broke of cabinet ministers of Sri Lanka granting…
By Uditha Devapriya
In contrast to most countries, especially in South and South East Asia, there have been very few attempts at historicising foreign policy in Sri Lanka. Barring the…
By Lahirru Pothmulla
Thrust in economic woes, the ongoing 49th United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) session has not been in local limelight as seen in previous years. But the…
“...right, as the world goes, is only in question between equals in power, while the strong do what they can and the weak suffer what they must” - Thucydides, Book…
“I am convinced that the true sovereignty of Ukraine is possible precisely in partnership with Russia. Our spiritual, human, civilizational ties have been formed for centuries, go back to the same…
By: Dr Ranga Kalansooriya and Omar Rajarathnam
As of yesterday, nuclear state Russia for the third day bombarded sovereign and less powerful state Ukraine. The powerful Western democracies and…
By Uditha Devapriya
During a recent visit to New Delhi, Sri Lanka’s Foreign Minister G. L. Peiris stated that Sri Lankans “increasingly recognise” India as a true friend. Peiris…