Sri Lanka

There are at least four Rajapaksa family members contesting seats in the Parliament election scheduled for Wednesday.

More than a decade after the Mullivaikkal massacre, Tamils remain heavily discriminated against by a state that has yet to reckon with its violent past.

Facebook’s failure to remove hate speech and disinformation during the 2018 riots resulted in spurring on the deadly violence.

More than an overstated “debt trap,” Sri Lanka should consider the environmental and labor impacts of Chinese investment.

While the trip offered a chance to build on cooperation, it also reinforced existing differences between the two countries.

Significant progress has been made, but deep scars remain.

The country continues to be a prime area of competition for both Asian powers in the South Asia region.

Sinhala nationalists say minority politicians hold the governments ransom to promote their racial agendas, undermining the status of the Sinhalese.

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.

A closer look at what Sri Lanka’s recent election results may mean for ties between New Delhi and Colombo.

Taylor Dibbert discusses the consequences of Gotabaya Rajapaksa's victory.