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Sri Lanka Sinhala-Buddhist nationalists
November 18, 2021
Don’t Let China Dictate US and Indian Policy on Sri Lanka
By Madura Rasaratnam and Mario Arulthas
The U.S. and India cannot advance their interests in Sri Lanka by appeasing Colombo.
February 27, 2021
Myanmar and Sri Lanka: Bound by Travails
By Thusiyan Nandakumar
The February coup in Myanmar should serve as a wake-up call when it comes to Sri Lanka.
November 19, 2020
Sinhalese Leviathan: How Gotabaya Rajapaksa Is Remaking Sri Lanka
By Thamil Venthan Ananthavinayagan
With the Rajapaksa brothers at the helm, majoritarian politics threatens to morph into militant nationalism in Sri Lanka.
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.
March 13, 2018
Sri Lanka’s Anti-Muslim Violence
By Sudha Ramachandran
Anti-Muslim violence on the island has a long history tied to conceptions of Sinhalese-Buddhist identity.
January 20, 2017
Sri Lanka: The Rajapaksas Rise Again
By SinhaRaja Tammita-Delgoda
Disillusionment with the Sirisena regime is running high, giving the Rajapaksa clan a chance to reclaim lost glory.
August 10, 2016
Why Sri Lanka Doesn't Trust the UN
By Thamil Venthan Ananthavinayagan
Popular opinion in Sri Lanka views the UN's human rights efforts as a form of neocolonialism.
June 29, 2016
Lion's Blood: Behind Sri Lanka's Sinha Le Movement
By Zachary Walko
The rise of Sinhala-Buddhist ultra-nationalism (allegedly with political backing) could threaten reconciliation.
June 29, 2016
Interview: Dilanthe Withanage on Sinhala-Buddhist Nationalism
By Zachary Walko
An interview with Dilanthe Withanage, the chief executive officer of Sri Lanka's Bodu Bala Sena (BBS).
September 11, 2013
Sri Lanka’s Muslims in the Cross Hairs
By Sudha Ramachandran
Turning their attention from Tamils, Sinhala-Buddhist nationalists are now targeting the island's Muslim minority.
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