Sri Lanka – Current Political Situation
Introduction This article looks at the current political situation in Sri Lanka from a comprehensive strategic point of view. Developments therefore, have a national security...
HRC 51: Draft resolution on Sri Lanka
The Sri Lanka core group consisting United Kingdom, Canada, Germany, Malawi, Montenegro, North Macedonia, United States of America has made available the 1st draft of...
Sri Lankan Banking Sector Under Pressure Amid Nationwide Crisis
It has been perhaps the worst year ever for Sri Lanka’s economy, with the South Asian island nation having missed crucial debt-repayment deadlines, thus being...
The spirit remains alive
During periods of great upheaval, dividing lines between allies and enemies are redrawn. The reaction to the 9 July uprising in Sri Lanka is an...
Sri Lanka’s crisis: The long shadow of colonialism
In July, photos and videos of immense crowds of people storming Sri Lanka’s presidential palace went viral. In spite of global interest in this spectacle...
Nations pursue relationships with allies to enhance their security, stability, and prosperity
Aybowan, Vanakum, Salam alaikum. Thank you for the invitation to speak with you this afternoon. I understand this is the first time in some years...
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,...