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Sri Lanka Can Build Back Better from COVID-19 and Realize Inclusive Growth

The World Bank’s new Country Director for Maldives, Nepal and Sri Lanka, Faris Hadad-Zervos, completed his first visit to Sri Lanka today. The purpose...

As Sri Lanka struggles with Chinese debt-trap, Maldives moves closer to the Quad

The Indian Ocean's geopolitical currents have witnessed drastic transformation this year, particularly in the past three months, with India shedding the exclusive right of...

Russia expanding influence in India and Sri Lanka

Authors: Srimal Fernando and Vedangshi Roy Choudhuri* In the post-World War II era the diplomatic influence of former Soviet Union on newly  Independent India and...

Expanding Dimensions of India’s ‘Neighbourhood First’ policy

“You can Change Friends, but not neighbours”-Atal Bihari Vajpyee, Former Prime Minister of India With the changing dynamics of international politics and global equations metamorphosing...

Mare Nostrum for Indian Ocean and Sri Lanka’s “India First” foreign policy

Authors: Punsara Amarasinghe and Eshan Jayawardane* Sri Lanka has been often portrayed as being in the crossroads of geopolitical encounters with powerful nations throughout its...

The New Axis, the Mapolitics and South Asia: The Indian View

Today, while the pandemic has caused immense economic recession worldwide, South Asia exponentially simmers with territorial disputes, extra-maritime activities, border skirmishes, militarization of states...

Don’t Whitewash the Sri Lankan State’s Many Crimes

A recent article in these pages examines the Sri Lankan government’s battle against the Tamil Tigers, the activities of the Tamil diaspora and more....

Sri Lanka’s fight against LTTE terrorism: In retrospect

Authors: Ms. Nathasha Fernando and Ms. Ayodhya Krishani Amarajeewa On the 19th of May 2020 Sri Lanka celebrated the National War Heroes Day and there...

Our Man in Bandung: How Sir John Kotelawala of Ceylon shocked Nehru’s idealism

Authors: Punsara Amarasinghe and Eshan Jayawardane* To historians of Southeast Asia, the Bandung conference of 1955 presents itself as one of the most striking international...

ADB Provides Assistance to Combat COVID-19 in Sri Lanka

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has allocated a $600,000 grant from the Health System Enhancement Project to the Government of Sri Lanka to finance preventive and...

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