Sri Lanka
The Swiss Affair – ‘exfiltration’ of a top Intelligence Chief and...
By Tamara Kunanayakam,
(former Ambassador/ Permanent Representative of Sri Lanka to the U.N. at Geneva
"If you know the enemy and know yourself,you need not fear...
Sri Lanka – Swiss embassy ‘abduction’ drama: An elaborate charade to...
By Lasanda Kurukulasuriya
December 8, 2019
A strange diplomatic drama has been playing out in Sri Lanka’s capital over the past couple of weeks. The Swiss...
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...
Sri Lanka’s new ‘strongman’ president and the fears of the West
By Lasanda Kurukulasuriya
With ceremonies redolent with symbolism, followed by administrative moves that sentclear messages to the public, Gotabaya Rajapaksa took office as President of...
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...
MCC, ACSA, SOFA, incompatible with international law
by Tamara Kunanayakam,
Former Ambassador/Permanent Representative to the United Nations in Geneva
“here is no friendship when nations are not equal,
when one has to obey another...
Premadasa on external relations: President or proxy?
By Lasanda Kurukulasuriya
23 October 2019
United National Front (UNF) presidential candidate Sajith Premadasa’s remarks on the foreign policy that could be expected of a...
Sri Lankan presidential candidacy: Pyrrhic victory for key player
By Lasanda Kurukulasuriya
“Everything must change, so that everything can stay the same” is a much quoted line from Giuseppe di Lampedusa’s classic in political...
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...
Countries that sign ACSA and SOFA are not non-aligned nations –...
26 June 2019
Colombo (News1st) – A seminar on SOFA, Economic Corridor and other controversial international agreements with the United States of America was held at...