Opinion
India tightens grip over Sri Lanka with defense pact
By Rathindra Kuruwita Sri Lanka’s JVP-led NPP government has made a dramatic pivot towards India, even utilizing legislative changes it once vehemently opposed....
How Gen Z-led protests are rattling governments across Asia
By Mithil Aggarwal, Janhvi Bhojwani and Jay Ganglani. From Nepal to Indonesia, young people disenchanted by corruption and a lack of jobs have...
Sri Lanka’s 16 years with UNHRC after “war” was declared over – By Kusal Perera
Yesterday, 08 September 2025 the UN Human Rights Commission’s 60th Session began and includes a discussion on the HRC Report, “Situation of Human...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
