Delisting of Diaspora Entities
The Global Tamil Forum (GTF) welcomes the delisting of various Tamil diaspora organisations and individuals as an important step towards achieving improved ethnic relations and...
U.S.-Chinese Tensions Put Developing Countries at Risk?
Sri Lanka is in the midst of the worst economic crisis in its 74-year post-Independence history. Sri Lankans have clearly laid the blame for their...
A Lesson for South Asia
Sri Lanka also known as the “pearl of the east” is blemished due to its current economic and political crisis. Prior to the crisis, Sri...
Wickremesinghe: The man often referred to as “the fox”
There are few who have been stalwarts of Sri Lankan politics in the last half-century quite like the man often referred to as “the fox”....
Sri Lanka’s Devastating Economic Crisis
On June 21, tuk-tuks, motorbikes, cars, and buses lined up at a fuel station on the edge of Colombo’s Kurunduwatta, a neighborhood of tree-lined streets...
Sri Lanka’s Crisis Of Legitimacy
Sri Lanka’s slide into political instability since April 2022 culminated in the resignation of former president Gotabaya Rajapaksa following public protests on 9 July 2022....
Indo-US Moves To Strengthen Presence
The flying visit of a team of top Indian officials headed by Foreign Secretary Vinay Kwatra on Thursday, indicates New Delhi’s wish not only to...
Sri Lanka Sued by Bondholder in US
Sri Lanka was sued in the US by a bondholder after the South Asian nation defaulted on its debt for the first time in history...
The perils of inherited fallacies and economic mismanagement
Sri Lanka’s human development and socioeconomic indicators have always been ahead of its South Asian neighbours. Since the end of the civil war in 2009,...
Following Quad Summit, SFRC Chairman Menendez Urges Greater Focus on Sri Lanka
“In the spirit of that tradition, today’s iteration of the Quad can lead the way in working to avoid an economic implosion in Sri Lanka...
Understanding the Politico-Economic Crises in South Asia
At this time, at least two South Asian states, Pakistan and Sri Lanka are facing serious political and economic crises. While comparing the difference between...
Meltdown exposes China loan policy
China's economic stakes in Sri Lanka are in focus as the bankrupt South Asian nation scrapes the last of its usable foreign reserves. By late April...
The making and masking of Sri Lanka’s debt crisis
Sri Lanka is in the grips of its worst economic crisis since independence. Behind recent headlines, the COVID-19 pandemic has exposed structural problems that were...
Economic Ignorance Causes Economic Collapse
John Hinderaker has been writing at PowerLine about the economic catastrophe taking place in Sri Lanka. Until very recently, that country was “not only food-secure, but...
U.S. should push the Quad to help Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka is currently midst of the worst economic crisis the island has seen since independence. After food inflation reached over 30% in March, food...