A wake-up call for our region
Speaking at the 5th Indian Ocean Conference in Abu Dhabi on 05 December 2021, Mr. Wickremesinghe said the recurrent lock-downs have driven large numbers of...
In India’s embrace?
India and Sri Lanka now appear to be shedding doubts and reservations about each other and getting closer in multiple ways simultaneously. India’s urgency to...
India’s Foreign Policy And US Strategic Directions Post-Afghanistan
The United States and India conjoined with a Comprehensive Global Strategic Partnership and QUAD Security Dialogue stand challenged in 2021 in wake of Afghanistan Talibanisation...
Sri Lanka’s Food Crisis
Last month, as the rupee depreciated and inflation rose, panicked Sri Lankans queued up for hours to purchase scarce supplies of sugar, rice, lentils, and...
Prospects for Pak-US Relationship under President Biden
Summary Since independence, Pakistan has followed one-sided pro-United States (US) policies. However, the relations have been mostly vacillating. In the current geostrategic environment, and amidst...
Lessons From Afghan Disaster
The retreat from Afghanistan by US President Joe Biden is leading to a retreat from Washington’s ambitions of remaking the world as it reevaluates its...
The Battle Between Taliban And Islamic State Khorasan
The last few hours of US presence in Afghanistan have been tumultuous, in tune with the 20-year war in the country which came to an...
India’s interests will be parallel to the US, but would not be identical
India is having its moment this August as president of the UN Security Council. For decades, the permanent members of the Security Council have gradually...
Tamil Diaspora Organizations Call for International Arbitration
Tamil diaspora organizations across the world express in a joint letter that any negotiations need to happen with international arbitration for their successful conclusion. They...
The Taliban’s Comeback
For the past few years, the main geopolitical power struggle in Asia has been the trade and military conflicts between its two largest nations, China...
How Afghanistan Will Influence Geopolitics In The Region
Afghanistan was the frontline of the United States declared war on terror twenty years ago. This led to the US invasion of the country after...
The Return of the Taliban
Taliban's takeover of Afghanistan is complete. There is a sense of shock at the ease with which the Taliban have taken over the country. There...
Indian Origin Tamils of Wanni
A few in Sri Lanka are aware that a substantial part of the population of the Wanni region in North Sri Lanka, comprising the districts...
The Afghan Taliban and the Fall of Kabul
Summary The Afghan Taliban have sought to present a careful reformed, more moderate and diplomatic face to the movement whilst conducting a brutal offensive which...
CLIMATE RISK COUNTRY PROFILE: SRI LANKA
Climate change is a major risk to good development outcomes, and the World Bank Group is committed to playing an important role in helping countries...