Sri Lanka’s New President Faces Daunting Challenges and High Hopes
© United States Institute of Peace By Tamanna Salikuddin and Nilanthi Samaranayake Two years after a seismic political and economic crisis rocked Sri Lanka and…
Sri Lankans throw out old guard in election upset: What nation’s new Marxist-leaning leader means for economy, IMF loans
© The Conversation Sri Lankans voted for a new direction in leadership on Sept. 22, 2024, electing a leftist anti-poverty campaigner as president of the South Asian…
Keep At It For A Full Recovery
© International Monetary Fund By Krishna Srinivasan and Peter Breuer Sri Lanka is emerging from an unprecedented economic crisis that imposed significant hardships on its…
Stay connected with Sri Lanka
© Deccan Herald By N Manoharan During the recent visit of Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe to India, the focus on connectivity emerged as a…
“Big global default” and Sri Lanka’s recovery
@The Sunday Times By Prof Sirimal Abeyratne Some time ago a friend of mine was worried about his child who had been attracted to a…
On Sri Lanka’s 75th birthday, the future looks bleak
© Financial Times By Zeinab Badawi Sri Lanka is marking the 75th anniversary of its independence from Great Britain this year, yet there is little…
Why Sri Lanka’s suffering may not end soon
© Bloomberg By Andy Mukherjee In May, Sri Lanka defaulted on its overseas debt. Amid political upheaval and human suffering, the Indian Ocean island is still awaiting a $2.9 billion rescue by…
Guideline for the remittance-dependent
© The Kathmandu Post By Durga P Gautam While Sri Lanka was marking its 74th Independence Day earlier this year, an intriguing piece of news…
Can Sri Lanka’s Left turn protests into political power?
© FOREIGN POLICY By Devana Senanayake The mass protests in Sri Lanka that led to the removal of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and the appointment of…
The many ways of helping Sri Lanka
© THE HINDU By T. Ramakrishnan Recently, Chamal, who drives a battery-operated vehicle in the Peradeniya Botanic Gardens in Kandy, told this journalist that the…