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Gotabaya Rajapaksa
January 03, 2020
Sri Lanka President Urges Limit on Minority Political Power
By Associated Press
Sinhala nationalists say minority politicians hold the governments ransom to promote their racial agendas, undermining the status of the Sinhalese.
December 23, 2019
Can Sri Lanka’s Rajapaksas Walk the Talk on Hambantota?
By Ankit Panda
The deal by the previous government to hand over control to a Chinese firm was seen as a cautionary tale on the dangers of ‘debt trap’ diplomacy.
December 13, 2019
Sri Lanka’s Election Results Reveal a Divided Country
By Bahauddin Foizee
Religious nationalism influenced Sri Lanka's election results -- and that influence is not going away anytime soon.
December 02, 2019
Sri Lanka’s New Government Seems Serious About Revisiting the Hambantota Deal With China
By Ankit Panda
The infamous 99-year-lease on the port to a Chinese state firm may see an update if the new government in Colombo has its way.
November 28, 2019
The Return of Sri Lanka’s Rajapaksas and Geopolitics
By Ankit Panda
How will the results of Sri Lanka’s 2019 presidential election bear on regional geopolitics?
November 27, 2019
What Will Rajapaksa’s Return Mean for India-Sri Lanka Relations?
By Rajeswari Pillai Rajagopalan
A closer look at what Sri Lanka’s recent election results may mean for ties between New Delhi and Colombo.
November 27, 2019
How India Will Cope With Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s Sri Lanka
By Abhijnan Rej
New Delhi let the election run its course in Sri Lanka.
November 27, 2019
Human Rights, Reconciliation, and Peace in Sri Lanka Under Gotabaya Rajapaksa
By Ankit Panda
Taylor Dibbert discusses the consequences of Gotabaya Rajapaksa's victory.
November 23, 2019
India’s Approach to the Sri Lankan Election: Proactive and Pre-emptive?
By Ashutosh Nagda
Rather than a reactionary response to the election of Gotabaya Rajapaksa, India appeared prepared for the political developments in Sri Lanka.
November 22, 2019
The Fate of Sri Lanka’s Tamil National Anthem
By Dishani Senaratne
What the past (and future) of the Tamil version of the national anthem tells us about minority rights in Sri Lanka.
November 18, 2019
Sri Lanka’s Rajapaksas Are Back in Power
By Sudha Ramachandran
Gotabaya Rajapaksa, a former defense secretary in his brother Mahinda's government, promises a strong hand as he takes over the presidency.
November 08, 2019
Sri Lanka’s Next President Will Inherit a Diplomatic Balancing Act
By Mohammed Shihab
The winner of the Nov. 16 poll will have to balance competing great powers as well as safeguard security and sovereignty at home.
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