Indian Ocean
Sri Lanka’s ‘IndoPacific’ role revealed in secret US document?
By Lasanda Kurukulasuriya
The launch in Colombo of a Trilateral Maritime Security Secretariat, for cooperation between Sri Lanka, India and the Maldives, merits closer scrutiny....
US-Sri Lanka military alliance in the wake of Pompeo visit
By Tamara KUNANAYAKAM
November 2, 2020
In fact, a military alliance between the US and Sri Lanka already exists. By signing ACSA in 2007, and renewing...
Can Sri Lanka be ‘neutral’ with an ‘India first’ policy?
By Lasanda Kurukulasuriya
In several interviews after his recent appointment as Secretary to the Foreign Ministry, Adm. (Retd.) Jayanath Colombage has sought to explain the...
US Rushed B-52 Bombers to Diego Garcia Amid January Iran Tensions
Deployments continued through end of March
Posted on April 6, 2020
US B-52 bombers were quickly deployed to Diego Garcia back in January during mounting tensions...
Sri Lanka cardinal seeks UN probe on China’s Coronavirus
March 15, 2020
The head of Sri Lanka’s Roman Catholic Church Sunday alleged that the highly contagious Coronavirus may be man-made and wanted those responsible...
Sri Lanka’s Millennium Challenge Compact and the US ‘Pivot to Asia’
By LasandaKurukulasuriya
During the run-up to Sri Lanka’s November presidential election there was widespread agitation against attempts to rush the signing of a compact with...
India’s National Security Threatened by Sri Lanka’s MCC Compact – A...
Reliable intelligence sources indicate that India was blindsided when details of the MCC work plan for Sri Lanka leaked out into the public domain.
Until...
La situation au Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: le candidat de la gauche souverainiste, Gotabaya Rajapaksa remporte les élections présidentielles, avec plus de 52% des voix, il devance de très loin le...
Sri Lanka heads for presidential election: Are big powers hedging their...
By Lasanda Kurukulasuriya
Sep. 19, 2019
With just weeks to go for the Nov.16 presidential election, Sri Lanka’s voters are still left guessing as to the...
China, Russia, Iran ‘plan joint naval drill in international waters’
Iranian news outlet quotes military official as saying exercise will be held soon, but Chinese media silent on reported manoeuvres
By Zhuang Pinghui
21 Sep, 2019
China, Russia...