Dilemmas Of The Protester
Sri Lanka slipped into an economic crisis with socio-political implications in March 2022. I have explained the crux of the issue in an essay titled...
Eye Sri Lanka wishes its readers a peaceful and prosperous Sinhala and Tamil New Year
We are at a critical path as the country faces critical challenges. The path we choose will define us as a Nation and influence our...
Bangladesh: A Different Story Than Sri Lanka And Pakistan?
According to World Bank’s latest report, Bangladesh (South Asian country) has a strong track record of development and prosperity. Over the last decade, it has...
It is no chaos but only madness
With dozens of lawmakers walking out of the ruling coalition, the head of government was left in a minority in parliament. This is not what...
Sri Lanka is facing unprecedented political turmoil
Sri Lanka is facing unprecedented political turmoil, and with the economy in a tailspin it is in its weakest state in decades. The country is...
Crisis in Sri Lanka
Unprecedented protests have gripped Sri Lanka, with huge crowds calling for the resignation of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, known as Gota. The recent economic crisis has...
Sri Lanka: A Sinhala Crisis ?
Sri Lanka is in an unprecedented crisis. People are literally on the street for two reasons. One, they are queuing up for essential commodities. Two,...
Russia-Ukraine Crisis: An Indian Perspective
There is a new churning in world’s geopolitics following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The world responded strongly, with the US leading in imposing crippling sanctions...
How Russia’s Invasion Of Ukraine Bogged Down
“We have no communication. We don’t have walkie-talkies. Nothing,” a bedraggled Russian soldier tells his interrogators in another of the videos published by Ukrainian defenders...
What Can Be Done To Reduce Land Forgery In Sri Lanka?
As land forgery continues unabated in Sri Lanka, something has to be done to prevent the prevalent rate of land fraud, with legal owners and...
Organic Farming Went Wrong?
Faced with a deepening economic and humanitarian crisis, Sri Lanka called off an ill-conceived national experiment in organic agriculture this winter. Sri Lankan President Gotabaya...
How a double agent in Madras changed the subcontinent’s history
It might be hard to imagine Madras as the nerve centre of a high-stakes, international espionage operation. Thanks to its languid, laid back approach to...
Letter To Modi
Sri Lanka’s Tamil political parties, namely the Tamil National Alliance (TNA), the Ilankai Thamil Arasu Katchi (ITAK), the Tamil Makkal Koottani (TMK), the Tamil Eelam...
Growing Tensions
On 28 October, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa appointed the militant Buddhist monk Galagoda Aththe Gnanasara to head a presidential task force on legal reforms, shocking many...
As India and China Compete, Smaller States Are Cashing In
This month, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi visited Sri Lanka and the Maldives. On the surface, the trip was part of an effort by China...