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Sri Lankan politics
![The Return of Sri Lanka’s Rajapaksas and Geopolitics The Return of Sri Lanka’s Rajapaksas and Geopolitics](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-ap-19325345730908.jpg)
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?
![How India Will Cope With Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s Sri Lanka How India Will Cope With Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s Sri Lanka](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-ap-19322324227931.jpg)
How India Will Cope With Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s Sri Lanka
By Abhijnan Rej
New Delhi let the election run its course in Sri Lanka.
![Human Rights, Reconciliation, and Peace in Sri Lanka Under Gotabaya Rajapaksa Human Rights, Reconciliation, and Peace in Sri Lanka Under Gotabaya Rajapaksa](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-ap-19322327875899.jpg)
Human Rights, Reconciliation, and Peace in Sri Lanka Under Gotabaya Rajapaksa
By Ankit Panda
Taylor Dibbert discusses the consequences of Gotabaya Rajapaksa's victory.
![The Problem With Sri Lanka’s New ‘False News’ Law The Problem With Sri Lanka’s New ‘False News’ Law](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-4598701561_fe02a6e2f6_z.jpg)
The Problem With Sri Lanka’s New ‘False News’ Law
By Rehab Mahamoor
Sri Lanka doesn’t need more laws. It needs to use the laws currently on its books responsibly.
![Muslims Politicians Resign Top Sri Lankan Government Posts Amid Terror Probe Muslims Politicians Resign Top Sri Lankan Government Posts Amid Terror Probe](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-ap19154490635229.jpg)
Muslims Politicians Resign Top Sri Lankan Government Posts Amid Terror Probe
By Krishan Francis
Eleven Muslim politicians resigned their posts.
![Easter Day Terror in Sri Lanka: Geopolitical Implications Easter Day Terror in Sri Lanka: Geopolitical Implications](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-ap_19112428311236.jpg)
Easter Day Terror in Sri Lanka: Geopolitical Implications
By Ankit Panda and Prashanth Parameswaran
The Islamic State-claimed attacks that killed nearly 400 people in Sri Lanka mark a watershed in South Asia’s terror landscape.
![How Sri Lankans Are Resisting Rajapaksa's Soft Coup Attempt How Sri Lankans Are Resisting Rajapaksa's Soft Coup Attempt](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-nov-15-protest.jpg)
How Sri Lankans Are Resisting Rajapaksa's Soft Coup Attempt
By Lisa Fuller
Even as the country's constitutional crisis persists, Mahinda Rajapaksa's base of support may be waning.
![Sri Lanka's Constitutional Crisis: Rajapaksa's Dark Past Shapes the Present Sri Lanka's Constitutional Crisis: Rajapaksa's Dark Past Shapes the Present](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-4598701561_fe02a6e2f6_z.jpg)
Sri Lanka's Constitutional Crisis: Rajapaksa's Dark Past Shapes the Present
By Taylor Dibbert
The island nation’s democracy is in big trouble.
![Asian Rivalries and the Sri Lankan Constitutional Crisis Asian Rivalries and the Sri Lankan Constitutional Crisis](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-ap_18302338017741.jpg)
Asian Rivalries and the Sri Lankan Constitutional Crisis
By Akhilesh Pillalamarri
India must not err too far on the side of caution as events play out in Sri Lanka.
![Sri Lanka‘s Spiral Into Constitutional Crisis Shows No Sign of a Reversal Sri Lanka‘s Spiral Into Constitutional Crisis Shows No Sign of a Reversal](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-ap_18302338017741.jpg)
Sri Lanka‘s Spiral Into Constitutional Crisis Shows No Sign of a Reversal
By Ankit Panda
The situation in Sri Lanka is likely to get worse as the president and two claimants to the prime minister's office stand their ground.
![Exposing Sri Lanka’s Special Task Force Exposing Sri Lanka’s Special Task Force](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-680px-small_sri_lankan_flag.jpg)
Exposing Sri Lanka’s Special Task Force
By Taylor Dibbert
Security sector reform cannot come soon enough.
![Sri Lanka Isn't Serious About Transitional Justice Sri Lanka Isn't Serious About Transitional Justice](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-08-09_17-59-46.jpg)
Sri Lanka Isn't Serious About Transitional Justice
By Taylor Dibbert
We don't need more time to ponder Colombo's sincerity.
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