Mrs Bandaranaike intended for her son, Anura Bandaranaike, to succeed her as leader of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP). However, SLFP members opposed this due to Anura’s anti-leftist stance. Between 1970
Mrs Bandaranaike intended for her son, Anura Bandaranaike, to succeed her as leader of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP). However, SLFP members opposed this due to Anura’s anti-leftist stance. Between 1970
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In a striking and controversial twist, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has turned 22 financially distressed countries, including Pakistan and Ukraine, into a significant source of its net revenue. These nations, struggling
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Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (UK) Keir Starmer on Tuesday vowed to “fix the foundations” of the country after “a decade of division and decline.” In a major speech delivered ahead
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The day after former Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina left Dhaka, I was on the phone with a friend who had spent some time on the streets that day. He told me
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During her nearly 40-minute-long speech on the final day of the 2024 Democratic National Convention in Chicago, Vice President Kamala Harris laid out her economic plan for the nation as “an opportunity economy where
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Editorial Note: This series is based on the keynote speech by the author, titled “Shaping the Future: Policies for Dynamic Growth towards Improving Social Protection and Well-being of the People,” delivered at
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