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Sri Lanka
October 18, 2021
How China Uses Development Finance Strategically in South Asia
By Mohamed Zeeshan
Since the launch of the Belt and Road Initiative in 2013, Beijing has remade the idea of development aid.
October 08, 2021
India Competes for Sri Lanka’s Affections
By Rajeswari Pillai Rajagopalan
China’s growing footprint in Sri Lanka has been of concern to India.
September 24, 2021
Does Sri Lanka Really Have a Food Crisis?
By Kalani Kumarasinghe
The problem isn’t the availability of food items or essential goods, but skyrocketing prices of essentials due to stockpiling.
September 03, 2021
Sri Lanka: Where Generals Fight the Coronavirus, Food and Fuel Shortages
By Sudha Ramachandran
The country's heavily militarized COVID-19 response has failed to stem the advance of a deadly third wave.
September 01, 2021
Church: Talks on Sri Lankan Blasts Require Government Credibility
By Krishan Francis
Bombings on Easter Sunday 2019 killed 269 people. The leader of the Roman Catholic Church in Sri Lanka wants a transparent investigation before talks with the government.
August 19, 2021
Colombo Security Conclave: A New Minilateral for the Indian Ocean?
By Rajeswari Pillai Rajagopalan
India’s sees subregional engagement, like the expanding Colombo Security Conclave, as critical for securing its strategic interests.
August 17, 2021
Sri Lanka Banks on Vaccination to See It Through Delta Surge
By Bharatha Mallawarachi
Around 80 percent of the country's total deaths occurred during this current wave of the pandemic.
July 30, 2021
Are Pakistan-Sri Lanka Ties Emerging From India’s Shadow?
By Kunwar Khuldune Shahid
From Imran Khan's visit to stronger trade ties, Pakistan's much-touted shift from geopolitics to geoeconomics is on display in Sri Lanka.
July 23, 2021
What Does a Taliban Government Mean for the Rest of South Asia?
By Aditya Gowdara Shivamurthy
Countries like Bangladesh, the Maldives, and Sri Lanka could see intensified terrorism thanks to links with the Taliban.
June 15, 2021
Poor Access to Safe Abortions Is Killing South Asian Women
By Bansari Kamdar
Even in countries where abortion is legal, access to safe abortions remains challenging
June 07, 2021
After Container Ship Fire, Sri Lanka Faces Environmental Catastrophe
By Sudha Ramachandran
Hazardous chemicals, plastic micro-pellets, and now an oil spill -- the sinking X-Press Pearl has done incalculable damage to Sri Lanka's coast and waters.
June 04, 2021
Spotlight on Sri Lanka’s Women-Headed Households Affected by COVID-19
By Lihini Ratwatte
A quarter of households in Sri Lanka are headed by women, yet there is no comprehensive national strategy to address their needs, particularly during times of crisis like the COVID-19 pandemic.
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