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When power meets accountability
What Sri Lanka’s government must do when a minister faces criminal charges By Lionel Bopage In any democracy, power and accountability are inseparable....
Ranasinghe Premadasa’s example for AKD and JVP/NPP
By Chanakya The role of English proficiency in governance and diplomacy has long been a significant factor in Sri Lanka’s political landscape. The...
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...
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...
Distant war, familiar crisis: Sri Lanka’s next biggest test
By Vox Civis For a small island nation that sits far from the deserts of the Middle East, Sri Lanka has an uncanny...
South Asian uprisings and electoral regime change
By Veeragathy Thanabalasingham In South Asia, where popular uprisings have toppled governments in recent years, new governments were elected in late 2024 in...
PSTA more draconian than the existing PTA
By Veeragathy Thanabalasingham The draft of the proposed Protection of the State from Terrorism Act (PSTA), published by the National People’s Power (NPP)...
Trials-at-Bar in Sri Lanka: Use and abuse
By Prof. G.L. Peiris It is reported that a Trial-at-Bar is being contemplated in respect of allegations against former President Ranil Wickremesinghe regarding...
