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Sri Lanka’s Middle Path in a Fractured World: Renewing the Bandung Spirit
By Rathindra Kuruwita
If nations of the Global South rediscover the habit of solidarity, grounded not in nostalgia but in mutual self-interest, they can negotiate with creditors, investors and superpowers on more equal terms.
Providing a Legal Identity for All Should be Southeast Asia’s Next Big Migration Priority
By Fuad Adriansyah and David Scott
Regional progress toward universal legal identity provision could strengthen protections for people at risk of undertaking dangerous migration journeys.
India-Pakistan Crisis: Sri Lanka Navigates Neutrality Amid Strategic Anxieties
By Rathindra Kuruwita
India’s suspension of the Indus Waters Treaty has hit Sri Lankans hard. They are calling for caution in negotiating agreements with India.
Beyond the Tariffs: Liberation Day’s Impact on South Asia
By Tushar Shetty
Priyanka Bhide, Uzair Younus, Umesh Moramudali and Jyoti Rahman discuss how tariffs will impact India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh.
‘And With Every Hardship.’ Sri Lankan Women Continue to Push for Muslim Marriage Law Reform
By Adilah Ismail
Sri Lankan activists are at the center of a decades-long battle to reform the country’s Muslim Marriage and Divorce Act.
NPP Sweeps Sri Lanka’s Local Elections, But Vote Share Plummets
By Rathindra Kuruwita
Different issues determine electoral choices in national and local government elections.
World Bank-IMF Spring Meetings Send Signal to South Asia: Fix the Fundamentals
By Meera Gopal
How are the region’s low-income economies navigating the intersection of climate vulnerability and crippling levels of debt?
Why Sri Lanka’s Rejection of a Land Bridge With India Is the Right Call
By Rathindra Kuruwita
Physical connection to India could dissuade other countries from deepening ties with the island, as it will be seen as New Delhi’s client state.
Asanga Abeyagoonasekera on the India-Sri Lanka Defense Cooperation Agreement
By Sudha Ramachandran
“The DCA marks a significant strategic shift, drawing Sri Lanka more firmly into India’s regional security calculus.”
The USAID Freeze: A View From Sri Lanka and the Global South
By Uditha Devapriya and Omar Rajarathnam
Donald Trump’s gutting of the American aid agency has adversely impacted humanitarian work in countries like Sri Lanka – while calling into question the reliability of Western foreign aid in the Global South.
India Tightens Grip Over Sri Lanka With Defense Pact
By Rathindra Kuruwita
Sri Lanka’s JVP-led NPP government has made a dramatic pivot toward India, even utilizing legislative changes it once vehemently opposed.
Asian Migrant Women Are Trapped in Lebanon’s Abusive ‘Kafala’ System
By Nicholas Muller
Regional conflict has intensified the vulnerabilities of Asian domestic migrant workers, leaving many without legal safeguards, financial support, or options to return home.
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