These are boys who were trained by us
In 1987, the Indian security and intelligence apparatus is believed to have assured Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi that Tamil armed groups in Sri Lanka would...
Sri Lanka: the New Theater of Rivalry Between India and China
In 2022, Sri Lanka, an island nation of 22 million inhabitants to the south of India, suffered its worst crisis since its independence in 1947....
Strategizing economic recovery
During the month, the government’s preliminary talks with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on structuring its economic recovery continued. However, debt restructuring continues to be...
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...
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...
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 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...
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...
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...
The Sri Lankans are family
India is Sri Lanka’s only neighbour. It follows that what happens in Sri Lanka, especially if it involves the suffering of Sri Lankans, concerns India....
Lessons from Lanka
SRI Lanka figures very largely in the imagination of the people of South Asia. Not only is ‘Ceylon tea’ considered the best tea money can...