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Punsara Amarasinghe

Dr. Punsara Amarasinghe is a lecturer at the Faculty of Law, General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University. His co-edited book “Thirty Years Looking Back: The Rule of Law, Human Rights and State Building in the Post-Soviet Space was published in 2022 .

    September 29, 2026
    Geopolitics/Human Rights/Judiciary

    Exclusive: Inside Sri Lanka’s Easter Plot — Read the Full TAB Judgment

    The 22 September 2026 Trial-at-Bar judgment provides a detailed account of the alleged network behind Sri Lanka’s 2019 Easter Sunday attacks, tracing the prosecution’s case from ideological indoctrination and recruitment to weapons,

    Editor's Choice/Geopolitics

    Bluffing Is Not Diplomacy

    Sri Lanka has every right to speak forcefully on Palestine and international justice. But moral authority abroad cannot substitute for diplomatic precision at home. With the current account weakening, thousands of workers facing uncertainty in Israel and the IMF programme

    September 29, 2026

    Sri Lanka and China Deepen Indian Ocean Policy Dialogue

    Events/Sri Lanka

    The Pathfinder Foundation and the China Center for South Asian Studies (CCSAS) at Sichuan University launched the Colombo Maritime Dialogue 2026 Report at a

    Sri Lanka Opposition Says Surge in Gold Pawning Signals Deepening Financial Strain

    Politics/Sri Lanka

    Sri Lanka’s opposition has cited a reported 16.12 per cent increase in gold pawning during the first five months of 2026 as evidence of

    68th Anniversary of Israel-Sri Lanka Relations: A tale wrapped in a puzzle

    February 27, 2025
    Sri Lanka Guardian Essays

    Oldest Links Sri Lanka’s relations with state of Israel resembles a typical love hate story as it’s continuity has been subjected to many ups and downs. In the main stream international relations

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    Ven. Ananda Mangala: The Sri Lankan monk revered by Gandhi and Nehru

    January 13, 2025
    History/Sri Lanka

    An Extraordinary Individual The cultural affinity shared between India and Sri Lanka is a bond which cannot be fathomed from the normal measurements of geopolitics. It echoes the deepest spiritual heritages derived from

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    Gamini Salgado: A Pioneer in English Literature

    November 28, 2024
    Education/History

    Wretched of the Earth Sri Lanka’s domination under colonialism for centuries crippled the whole nation at an unprecedented level and the subsequent effects were epoch-making. In the words of Frantz Fanon, who

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    Dr. Malini Dias (1942-2024): A Genial Scholar

    September 3, 2024
    Education

    When I met Dr. Malini Dias almost ten years ago at the Royal Asiatic Society in Colombo(RASSL), I was in my last stage of university life as an undergraduate with sanguine expectations

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    The Middle Kingdom and the Silk Roads

    August 6, 2024
    Education/History

    The Silk Roads The term Silk Road arose from the mind of German geographer Ferdinand Von Richthofen in the late 19th century. Still, its historical saga dates back to antiquity, which connected

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    Many Facets of Madam Blavatsky: A Mystic? A Spy or a Fraud?

    July 8, 2024
    History

    Madam Blavatsky’s name is not strange for Sri Lankans as one of the early stalwarts to aspire to the Buddhist resurgence in the late 19th century. In the backdrop of British-sponsored Missionary

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    Dr Nalin de Silva: An examined life (1944-2024)

    May 8, 2024
    Education

    The demise of Dr. Nalin de Silva marks a conspicuous end of one of the predominant ideological fronts in Sri Lanka. In Julius Cesar, Shakespeare states “Evil that men do is remembered after their deaths, but

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    Classical Erudition of SWRD Bandaranaike

    April 20, 2024
    Politics/Sri Lanka Guardian Essays

    Classics and SWRD It is by no means an exaggeration to state that SWRD Bandaranaike was the most well-versed leader in his articulation, which granted him the title of the silver bell

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    Sir Oliver Goonetilleke: A negotiator who persuaded the British to grant independence

    February 7, 2024
    History

    Humble Beginnings The independence that Sri Lankans won from the British empire, which pervaded nearly two centuries on the island was unique in many ways. From an optimistic point of view, the

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    Pomp and Glory: Some Remarks on Indian Republic Day Parade

    January 26, 2024
    History

    Embracing a New Constitution By nature, the Republic Day celebration in India is a ceremony displaying the pomp and glory of India not only as a nation but as a civilizational state

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    Akhand Bharat: A belief more than a strategy!

    December 5, 2023
    Education/History

    Historical Background The civilizational beliefs have echoed in the course of history as more stringent factors above the geopolitical realities. In particular, the geopolitical trajectories are begotten from certain civilizational or cultural

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    A great revivalist of Roman-Dutch law in Sri Lanka:  Sir Thomas de Sampayo

    September 13, 2023
    History/Sri Lanka @75

    The grandeur of the legal profession in this country and its related rich traditions have mainly derived from the British. The inception of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka dates back to

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    New Book: A carnage driven by an operational failure

    August 28, 2023
    Book Reviews

    On the 21st of April 2019, Sri Lanka witnessed its very first macabre experience from Islamic extremist terrorism through a series of attacks known as “Easter Day attacks”, which targeted Christian churches

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    Understanding the philosophy of Gunadasa Amarasekara from Gamanaka Mula to Gamanaka Aga

    August 2, 2023
    Book Reviews

    The saga of the series of novels from “ Gamanaka Mula” to “Gamanaka Aga” authored by veteran Sinhalese author Gunadasa Amarasekara  unfolds the socio-political history of Sri Lanka and it certainly takes

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    Is the world of Nalin de Silva different from your world? Reading “Mage Lokaya”

    July 20, 2023
    Book Reviews

    The common conception that has been viewed as the grand narrative is that Western Science reflects the triumph of mankind over the past five hundred years. The ideas from the heliocentric model

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