Following article is based on the Lakshman Kadirgamar Memorial Lecture 2023 by the author as the Foreign Minister of Bangladesh in Colombo I am profoundly honoured to have the opportunity to deliver this prestigious Lakshman Kadirgamar Memorial Lecture 2023. I thank the Foreign Minister of Sri Lanka Mr. Ali Sabry for this
“Independence is my happiness, and I view things as they are, without regard to place or person; my country is the world, and my religion is to do good.” Thomas Paine Independence
Sri Lanka will be celebrating its 75th Independence Day on February 4, 2023. As a republic the country has come a long way from the dominion it was at the time of
Whilst enveloped in deep socio-economic crises caused by the successive inept and divisive political leadership in power, since the island country gained its independence from the British colonial rule, in February 1948,
China is the first official bilateral creditor to have taken the initiative to announce debt extension to Sri Lanka. This speaks to China’s sincerity and action to support Sri Lanka’s effort to
INTERVIEW It is time for the nations of the global South to
In mid-December, the African National Congress (ANC) held its national conference where
China implemented the most comprehensive mechanism to control Covid-19 compared the most of the Western countries, Dr Anil Jasinghe, a driving force behind the Covid-19 control in Sri Lanka said. He severed as the Director General of Health Services during the critical
“We provide a neutral unbiased assessment of trends, challenges and opportunities,” Dr
“For the first time in Malaysia’s history we are facing a hung
“China and Pakistan are India’s two major competitors with which it has
Sri Lanka will be celebrating its 75th Independence Day on
Self-sufficiency in food was the focus of the agriculture sector
The bishops of the North and East provinces have requested
Democracy has a dream-like character. It sweeps into the world,
The discovery of a Chinese satellite floating over Montana has created lots more heat than light. Hourly news reports make it sound like a replay of Pearl Harbor. It’s a bird, it’s
All those who are keen that India should successfully set up massive green hydrogen projects to overcome the impending energy crisis are greatly disappointed that Adani group has decided not to go
Tamil National Alliance (TNA) spokesman and Jaffna District MP M.A. Sumanthiran says that his party has decided to boycott the independence day celebrations this year, as reported in The Island
This is the second part of this series. Click here to read the part one To assert, as Mr Sirimanne does, that “From ancient
Our island was called Lanka in pre-King Vijaya times. Valmiki’s immortal Ramayanaya had King Ravana ruling the land from the city of Lankapura. That was
First of all, let me express my sincere respects to Mr D.L. Sirimanne, the writer of the interesting article entitled ‘Celebrating 75th Anniversary of
The sovereign default announced by Sri Lanka on 12 April 2022, was the cumulative result of fiscal folly over many years. This writer has
Nearly a year in, the war in Ukraine has cost hundreds of thousands of lives and brought the world to the brink of, in President Joe Biden’s own words, “Armageddon.”
The Wall Street Journal reported from Tehran on Wednesday that “a lethal crackdown and an ailing economy have quieted anti-government street demonstrations … organised
The economy of Pakistan is under pressure, and several important economic indicators specify a dire scenario. The decision-makers must have a real debate about
Introduction: Kashmir is a region in northern India that has long been at the focus of a territorial dispute between India and Pakistan. Since
Today is 1st February 2023. The daring military takeover in Myanmar two years ago on February 1 will be remembered as the start of
Following excerpts adapted from the author’s newly released book, Against the World: Anti-Globalism and Mass Politics between the World Wars published by W. W. Norton & Company “In a world of falling prices, no stock has dropped more catastrophically than International Cooperation.” — DOROTHY THOMPSON, 1931 The era of globalism was over. Even committed internationalists “have lost faith and join in the chorus of those
Following article is based on the Lakshman Kadirgamar Memorial Lecture 2023 by the author as the Foreign Minister of Bangladesh in Colombo
The discovery of a Chinese satellite floating over Montana has created lots more heat than light. Hourly news reports make it sound
“Independence is my happiness, and I view things as they are, without regard to place or person; my country is the world,
Sri Lanka will be celebrating its 75th Independence Day on February 4, 2023. As a republic the country has come a long
Whilst enveloped in deep socio-economic crises caused by the successive inept and divisive political leadership in power, since the island country gained
China is the first official bilateral creditor to have taken the initiative to announce debt extension to Sri Lanka. This speaks to
The Taliban administration in Kabul known variously as the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan [self-declared] or Defacto authorities remained defiant over international and
Following a comment made by the US Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Victoria Nuland’s during her visit to Sri Lanka,
Self-sufficiency in food was the focus of the agriculture sector policy in Sri Lanka, even before the independence. But the quality and
Tamil National Alliance (TNA) spokesman and Jaffna District MP M.A. Sumanthiran says that his party has decided to boycott the independence day
