Sri Lanka
Emmanuel Macron says Sri Lanka and France are two Indian Ocean...
By Lasanda Kurukulasuriya
August 30, 2023
French President Emmanuel Macron visited Colombo late July, after a tour of Pacific island states. From 24 – 28 July...
Sri Lanka’s energy crisis and the geopolitics of Jaishankar, Nuland visits
By Lasanda Kurukulasuriya
Visits to Sri Lanka by two top foreign officials took place within a fortnight, recently. The optics of these tightly choreographed events...
Maduro proposes creating international alliance with nations close to Russia and...
January 14, 2023
Nicolas Maduro, the president of Venezuela, has proposed creating a new international alliance with nations in Latin America and the Caribbean that...
Maïdan, bis repetita au Sri Lanka ?
par Jean-Pierre Page
Pour avoir vécu une quinzaine d'années au Sri Lanka, je pense connaître un peu ce pays dont Octave Mirbeau disait "qu'il était...
Elon Musk To Rescue Sri Lanka From IMF Debt Bondage?
By Darini Rajasingham-Senanayake
Wearing Jokers’ masks a group of ‘Aragalaya’ Protestors rooted for Elon Musk to buy strategic and scenic Sri Lanka, at the center...
Sri Lankan court order foils EU sanctions-related bid to ground Russian...
By Lasanda Kurukulasuriya
Sri Lankan authorities have interdicted a fiscal officer associated with an attempt by an Irish plane-leasing company, to detain an Aeroflot passenger...
Sri Lanka’s new PM promises change but protects president
By Lasanda Kurukulasuriya
Political developments in Sri Lanka have created an increasingly confusing picture in recent weeks. The surprise appointment of Ranil Wickremesinghe as prime...
Staged default: Sri Lanka’s sovereign bond debt trap and IMF’s Spring...
By Darini Rajasingham-Senanayake
28 April 2022
Debt cancellation, not asset stripping is the need of the hour
In Cherry Blossom lined Washington DC in the glare of...
Au sujet du Sri Lanka
par Jean - Pierre Page
Cette mise au point que je veux faire ici ne saurait signifier de ma part un quelconque soutien au président...
Sri Lanka’s youth in revolt, demand system change
By Lasanda Kurukulasuriya
The ongoing anti-government protests taking place in Sri Lanka today are extraordinary, and unlike anything this country has seen before. Protests that...