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Caught in the crossfire: Sri Lanka’s strategic dilemma

By Vox Civis Sri Lanka’s recent political history has been shaped as much by warning as by hope. In the run-up to the...

News Feature

Sri Lanka better placed, but exposed to rising global price pressures

By Madhusha Thavapalakumar Sri Lanka’s ability to withstand the latest global oil shock may be stronger than before, but economists caution that the...

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U.S. asked to keep military planes in Sri Lanka before Iran airstrikes

Sri Lanka did not agree to the request, officials said, and has tried to remain neutral in the U.S.-Israeli war in Iran By...

Opinion

An unopposed America – a strategic ploy

By Dinouk Colombage Recent appeals made by President Donald Trump to America’s traditional allies has illustrated that regarding the war in Iran, the...

Opinion

Sri Lanka has no foreign policy

By Kusum Wijetilleke Without a set of guiding principles related to sovereignty, alliances, security, and national interest, a country will struggle to determine...

News Feature

Laments rising from disaster and the resonance of collective empathy

Community participation, volunteer service, and social unity By Kaushi Jayawardena Some lessons are taught to us by nature in the harshest ways and...

Opinion

English proficiency and today’s Lankan politicians

By Veeragathy Thanabalasingham Following Foreign Minister Vijitha Herath’s recent visit to India and his conversation with renowned journalist Palki Sharma Upadhyay, comments mocking...

News Feature

Vijitha explains Sri Lanka’s stance on ‘unbalanced’ UN resolution against Iran

Sri Lanka’s decision not to support a United Nations (UN) Security Council resolution condemning Iranian attacks on Arab Gulf states was yesterday (19)...