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Posted inOpinion

Sri Lanka: debt crisis, neocolonialism and geopolitical rivalry

by Asoka Bandarage May 11, 2022May 11, 2022

Sri Lanka is in the throes of an unprecedented economic crisis. Faced with a shortage of foreign exchange and defaulting on its repayments of foreign debt, the country is unable to pay for its food, fuel, medicine, and other basic necessities. Notwithstanding the austerities that would be entailed, a bailout by the International Monetary Fund […]

Posted inSri Lanka

Rajapaksas down but not out in bankrupt Sri Lanka

by Salman Rafi Sheikh April 27, 2022May 3, 2022
Posted inSri Lanka

Rein in Rajapaksas before it’s too late

by Alan Keenan March 7, 2021March 10, 2021
Posted inAnalysis

China’s Sri Lanka foothold a dilemma for India

by MK Bhadrakumar September 23, 2020September 25, 2020
Posted inSri Lanka

France blames Sri Lanka for UN probe withdrawal

by AT Contributor February 28, 2020February 28, 2020
Posted inChina, South Asia, Sri Lanka

Chinese influence never left Sri Lanka

by Bahauddin Foizee February 11, 2020February 18, 2020
Posted inSouth Asia, Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka chief orders probe of 2013 Airbus deal

by AT Contributor February 3, 2020February 18, 2020
Posted inSouth Asia, Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka diplomatic pendulum swinging back?

by AT Contributor January 20, 2020February 18, 2020
Posted inSouth Asia, Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka arrests Swiss embassy asylum staffer

by AT Contributor December 17, 2019February 18, 2020
Posted inBelt and Road, China, India, South Asia, Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka continues its delicate dance with India

by M.K. Bhadrakumar December 7, 2019February 18, 2020
Posted inSouth Asia, Sri Lanka

704 Sri Lanka detectives on airport watch list

by AT Contributor November 27, 2019February 18, 2020
Posted inSouth Asia, Sri Lanka

Detective flees Sri Lanka after ‘death threats’

by AT Contributor November 26, 2019February 18, 2020
Posted inSouth Asia, Sri Lanka

Mixed financial views of Colombo brother act

by Umesh Desai and Amal Jayasinghe November 22, 2019February 18, 2020
Posted inSouth Asia, Sri Lanka

Rajapaksa storms to victory in Sri Lanka election

by Amal Jayasinghe November 17, 2019February 18, 2020
Posted inBelt and Road, China, South Asia, Sri Lanka

Sri Lankan democracy facing major challenge

by Brahma Chellaney October 18, 2019February 18, 2020
Sri Lanka ballot box and flag. Image: iStock
Posted inSouth Asia, Sri Lanka, United Kingdom, World

An evaluation of Sri Lanka’s democratic credentials

by Ana Pararajasingham December 5, 2018
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi
Posted inAT Finance, Beijing, Bhutan, China, India, Malaysia, Maldives, Middle East, Pakistan, South Asia, Sri Lanka, World

Winds of change in South Asian politics

by Gaurab Shumsher Thapa November 29, 2018
Map of Sri Lanka: iStock
Posted inAT Finance, Bangladesh, Beijing, Bhutan, China, India, Maldives, Myanmar, Nepal, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, Shanghai, South Asia, Sri Lanka, Thailand

New Delhi and Beijing vie for influence in Sri Lanka

by Manoj Kumar Mishra November 29, 2018
Sri Lankan MPs attend a meeting with parliamentary Speaker Karu Jayasuriya at the Parliament Building in Colombo. Photo: AFP/Lakruwan Wanniarachchi
Posted inSouth Asia, Sri Lanka, World

Supreme Court move challenges dissolution of Sri Lankan parliament

by Kris Thomas November 12, 2018February 18, 2020
Sri Lanka's former president Mahinda Rajapaksa, left, speaks with President Maithripala Sirisena at a rally in Colombo on November 5, 2018. Photo: AFP
Posted inAfghanistan, AT Finance, Beijing, China, European Union, India, Japan, Maldives, Myanmar, Nepal, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, South Asia, Sri Lanka, Thailand, World

Colombo crisis amid Chinese checkers

by Prakash Katoch November 12, 2018

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