Month: March 2026
The fork in the road: Stick or twist for the NPP-JVP
By Kusum Wijetilleke It will soon begin to dawn on the National People’s Power (NPP)-Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) Government, and in particular on...
When power meets accountability
What Sri Lanka’s government must do when a minister faces criminal charges By Lionel Bopage In any democracy, power and accountability are inseparable....
Sri Lanka’s energy crisis: A disaster of past actions
By Dinouk Colombage “Oil and gas have always been political commodities” – Daniel Yergin Sri Lanka’s energy sector is facing a growing crisis;...
Competing by exclusion: The return of economic containment
By Milinda Moragoda As the world navigates rising inflation, supply chain disruptions, and intensifying geopolitical tensions, a new form of economic competition is...
Fuel prices: What will it take to bring them down?
By Rohan Samarajiva Based on the telecom reform experience, some expect to see dramatically lower prices in other infrastructure sectors such as fuel...
Re-evaluation after the ballots in Bangladesh
By Ragib Anjum The ballots have been counted. The uncertainty has not. In the days after 12 February, the long-awaited election day, Bangladesh...
Sajith warns of intensifying Middle East conflict and impact on Sri Lanka
Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa has warned that the growing involvement of Houthi fighters in the Middle East conflict could have serious economic and...
Iran clears 20 Pakistan-flagged vessels through Hormuz
Iran has approved 20 Pakistani-flagged vessels to sail though the strait of Hormuz, Pakistani deputy prime minister and foreign minister Ishaq Dar said...
Rules for some, chaos for others: Overcoming the global energy lockdown
By Vox Civis Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi declared something that would have sounded profound in the pre-Trump era, but not these days....
Nepal’s ex-PM arrested over fatal protest crackdown
Nepal’s former prime minister KP Sharma Oli has been arrested over his alleged involvement in a deadly crackdown on protests last year. More...
