Opinion

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India’s Reckoning with Trump’s Tariffs

By Bodapati Srujana There are two reasons for the U.S. tariffs imposed on India: first, India’s refusal to open its agricultural market to...

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Sri Lanka and the IMF: Another stark example of the need for urgent debt restructure reform

The global economy stands at a critical crossroads, and Sri Lanka is no exception.  The Trump administration’s policy priorities, from focusing narrowly on...

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Transforming Sri Lanka: Catalyst role of education in a holistic growth

By Dr. S.G.S. Samaraweera   Formal education is considered a structured process that helps individuals acquire knowledge, develop skills, and shape attitudes through...

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De-dollarisation: Weaponising the dollar against sovereignty

By Gayantha Dehiwatte Our country is very similar to countries on which America has imposed sanctions, because our country is being administered on...

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Morality in politics is no easy matter

By Mohamed Ayub So long as the National People’s Power (NPP) was not in power, its leaders claimed moral high ground over other...

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Sri Lanka: Three things for NPP to ‘Come of Age’ 

By R. Hariharan For the ruling National People’s Power (NPP) group led by President Anura Kumara Dissanayaka (AKD), the local government (LG) elections...

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Sri Lanka’s Tamil parties back US-Israel war against Iran

By W.A. Sunil The criminal war waged by the US and Israel’s Netanyahu government against Iran has once again exposed the pro-imperialist character...

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JVP-NPP should learn difference between “marine research” & “surveillance”

By Kusal Perera There’s now an apparent stand-off between the UN FAO and the Foreign Affairs Minister Vijitha Herath on the request made...