Opinion

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Sri Lanka’s energy crisis is not a shortage of resources

It is a crisis of systems and decisions By Prof. Udayanga Hemapala Why demand is outrunning supply, and the institutional failures that are...

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India and Sri Lanka: A shared civilizational continuum not fully appreciated

By Milinda Moragoda India and Sri Lanka are separated by a narrow strait but connected by a far deeper civilizational continuum that is...

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Can connecting with India secure Sri Lanka’s economy?

By Dinouk Colombage As Sri Lanka’s economy faces yet another downward spiral, brought on by a host of domestic and international obstacles, the...

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Derisking food security

By Rohan Samarajiva I made only minor changes to this article written in 2020 amidst COVID-19 lockdowns. Food supply chains are strained or...

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Rebuilding Sri Lanka’s monetary and financial system

A national prescription for stability, growth and economic renewal By Ravi Karunanayake Introduction: A nation at an economic crossroadsSri Lanka today finds itself...

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Energy transition: What Sri Lanka must do now

The window for deliberation is closing. The time for coordinated action is here By Prof. Udayanga Hemapala Sri Lanka is at a fork...

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Algorithmic capitalism in the digital age

The transformative role of AI in reconfiguring gig employment in Sri Lanka By Anudika Wickramasinghe In the socio-economic fabric of contemporary Sri Lanka,...

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Money and the mind

By Dr. Nadee Dissanayake A man stands near a small tea shop in Colombo carefully counting a few folded notes before ordering his...