NEW DELHI: Sri Lanka has tough challenges ahead given the volatile mood in the street, political discord and the pending negotiations over the IMF loan which will come only if the government accepts very stiff conditions. Those conditions needless to say, will be very unpopular with the public. In this chat on The Gist, Dr. […]Read More
The dramatic events of last week appear to have effectively completed the chain of events that first began on April 21, 2019. Exactly three years and three weeks to the day since the Easter attacks took place, the President who rode to power on the back of it had to swear in the very same […]Read More
There have been protests in front of the Trincomalee Naval Base where former Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa is reportedly staying along with a number of his family members. Video reports showed a helicopter, reportedly belonging to the Sri Lanka Air Force, being boarded by a few people at the Police Field Headquarters. Reports claim it […]Read More
Television news broadcasts from Sri Lanka are a grim warning to ruling elites anywhere in the world, that the good times don’t last forever, and all it takes is a spark to set things alight. In this chat on StratNewsGlobal, Nitin Gokhale, editor in chief, from the background of his long experience of Sri Lanka, […]Read More
NEW DELHI: The crowds wanted Gota (Gotabaya Rajapaksa) to go but it was his brother Mahinda the prime minister who went, bowing out after two years as prime minister. And while nobody is written off in politics, Mahinda may have to be written off given the manner of his departure, with pro-government mobs assaulting people […]Read More
“Abolish the Executive Presidency” has been a common rallying call in Sri Lankan politics since the inception of the office of the Executive President in 1977/1978. So much so that every successful candidate at every presidential election between 1994 and 2015 made it a central campaign promise. Sri Lanka’s Executive President is a uniquely powerful […]Read More
NEW DELHI: Sri Lanka’s current financial mess is a combination of inheritance, strategic mistakes and circumstances and there are no easy answers to the problem, Sri Lanka’s Finance Minister Ali Sabry told Editor-in-Chief Nitin A. Gokhale in an exclusive interview from Colombo. The beautiful island country has defaulted on its international repayment and is faced […]Read More
Following queries made by Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) Parliamentarians, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has said he has not asked Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa to resign, nor does he have any intention of doing so, The Morning has learnt. At a meeting with the President on Thursday, also attended by the Prime Minister, several SLPP MPs […]Read More
NEW DELHI: The current economic crisis in Sri Lanka that has led to spiraling prices of essentials has drawn people onto the streets calling for the ouster of the Rajapaksas—President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and his elder brother Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa. Changes made by the President, including changes to the Cabinet, has done little to assuage […]Read More
NEW DELHI: Sri Lanka’s political crisis triggered by its economic crisis, appears to be gathering steam. The Opposition has presented to the Speaker of parliament, constitutional amendments that would strip President Gotabaya Rajapaksa of his powers. Speaking on The Gist, Paikiasothy Sarvanamuttu, executive director of the Centre for Policy Alternatives, a Colombo think tank, assesses […]Read More
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