Daya Gamage

Daya Gamage is a retired Foreign Service National Political Specialist of the U.S. Department of State once accredited to the Political Section of the American Embassy in Colombo. He is contributing columnist for The Island, a daily newspaper in Colombo.

November 14, 2026

Editor's Choice/Geopolitics

The Taliban’s War on Women: Even Colour Is Forbidden

In Afghanistan’s northeastern province of Badakhshan, wearing a colourful headscarf has become an act of defiance. Under Taliban rule, women are not merely being denied education, employment and freedom of movement; even

Defence/Geopolitics

Germany’s Army Goes Shopping: The Militarisation of Everyday Life

An armed rubber duck has become the unlikely centre of Germany’s latest debate over military expansion, recruitment and the normalisation of military culture. The miniature toy, dressed in a Bundeswehr uniform and carrying an assault rifle, sold out within hours

November 14, 2026

Foucault Is Back: Why the Future Has Become Humanity’s Greatest Fear

Education/Interviews

Michel Foucault died in 1984, but his intellectual influence continues to shape debates about power, surveillance, identity and political resistance. Four decades after his

Putin’s Real War: Breaking NATO and Reclaiming Eastern Europe

Defence/Geopolitics

Russia’s war against Ukraine has always extended beyond the question of territorial control. For Vladimir Putin, the conflict is part of a much larger

US Lawmakers Ignore Sri Lankan War Casualties: Democracy’s Facade Cracks

May 28, 2024

Politics/Sri Lanka/United States

Declaring that the government of Sri Lanka, while combating ‘Tamil Organizations’ which were fighting for a Tamil Homeland in the North-East, committed genocide against the Tamil people, a resolution was tabled in

PTA Reforms: Overlooking Lessons from US Insurrection Act

January 15, 2024

Human Rights/United States

Minister of Justice Dr. Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe at a meeting with the US Ambassador to Sri Lanka, Julie J. Chung, at his Ministry, on January 08, informed the latter that the Anti-Terrorism Bill had

Unveiling Washington’s Agenda: Federalism Initiatives in Sri Lanka

August 16, 2023

Diplomacy

President Ranil Wickremesinghe is currently endeavouring to implement the 13th Amendment of the Constitution, which could lead to the establishment of a federal structure, much to the delight of Washington policymakers. US