Sri Lanka

The government should take advantage of the crisis to do things that it could never attempt before, from addressing regressive subsidies to restructuring state-owned enterprises.

Sri Lanka’s refusal to codify trade relations with India speaks to a consistent policy of strategic ambiguity.

Conceptions of the region have long focused on the primacy of the land. But, increasingly, South Asian states are turning toward the sea.

Sri Lanka has referred to the Yuan Wang 5 as a "scientific research ship," but India apprehends that the vessel could be used to surveil the region.

Establishing rules of the aid game and channels of communication might prevent a repeat of the current crisis, in Sri Lanka and elsewhere.

China's role in lending to Sri Lanka has expanded in the last 20 years, but fewer Chinese loans would not have saved the country from its current economic crisis.

If passed into law, the amendments would reinstate democratic reforms made in 2015 and then reversed in 2020 under President Gotabaya Rajapaksa.

India had objected to the Yuan Wang 5’s scheduled visit to the Chinese-owned port of Hambantota.

This could prompt China to fast-track plans to challenge the current rules-based international order.

Back-to-back economic crises induced by Chinese investments raises questions about the effectiveness of China’s role as a development partner in the region.

Wickremesinghe said the government's aim is to create a surplus in the primary budget by the year 2025 and to bring down public debt.

Despite New Delhi’s objections, Colombo has permitted a Chinese "research and survey" ship to dock at Hambantota Port soon.