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Sri Lanka’s crisis shows how debt is devouring the Global South

By Anuka Vimuthi Silva and Amali WedagedaraSri Lanka is undergoing one of the most complex economic recoveries in its history. The country’s financial collapse...

Mr. Ranil Wickremesinghe, Former President of Sri Lanka
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Looking Forward: The Need for “RW 3.0”?

By Niroshana De Silva The Dangerous Precedent: Why Arresting Former President Ranil Wickremesinghe Sets a Troubling Standard for Sri Lankan Democracy Yesterday marked...

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Sri Lanka’s presidency at risk: The blurred line between public duty and private life

By Lihini Fernando A President of a country cannot separate his private life from public life. The moment one assumes the office of...

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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...