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Sri Lanka's new leaders of 'change' face daunting challenges ahead

The current government claims to be a government of, by and for ‘change,’ as the JVP-NPP’s slogan for the presidential election proclaimed. Ironically, this could remain true if they fail to secure a parliamentary majority.

29 September 2024, 11:45 IST

Sri Lanka's new leaders of 'change' face daunting challenges ahead

Sri Lanka's new leaders of 'change' face daunting challenges ahead

Sri Lanka's new leaders of 'change' face daunting challenges ahead

29 September 2024, 11:45 IST

Economy remains key issue in Sri Lankan presidential polls

Sri Lanka is possibly one of a kind, where Arab Spring-like Aragalaya mass protests for regime change stopped with the forced exile and subsequent resignation of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa in 2022. The constitutional scheme then retrieved the processes without effort, and the democratically-elected Parliament chose a successor for the residual term.

25 August 2024, 17:04 IST

Economy remains key issue in Sri Lankan presidential polls

Economy remains key issue in Sri Lankan presidential polls

Economy remains key issue in Sri Lankan presidential polls

25 August 2024, 17:04 IST

India was not on ballot in Maldives

Like the presidential poll, the parliamentary elections were purely a domestic affair of Maldives. India was never on the ballot paper, then or now. For Candidate Muizzu, of course, the ‘India Out’ campaign was a legacy issue then, having hijacked the Opposition PNC-PPM ticket from jailed former President Abdulla Yameen.

04 May 2024, 00:22 IST

India was not on ballot in Maldives

India was not on ballot in Maldives

India was not on ballot in Maldives

04 May 2024, 00:22 IST

India must approach its neighbours with greater confidence

The concerns are genuine, but constantly telling neighbours what to do with their territorial waters has consequences for bilateral relations on the one hand and popular support for elected governments in those countries.

07 October 2023, 03:12 IST

India must approach its neighbours with greater confidence

India must approach its neighbours with greater confidence

India must approach its neighbours with greater confidence

07 October 2023, 03:12 IST

SL 'puts' ball in India's court on Tamil minority issue

The 13th Amendment on the devolution of power continues to be a thorny issue

04 December 2022, 01:19 IST

Sri Lanka ‘puts’ the ball back in India’s court on Tamil minority issue

Sri Lanka ‘puts’ the ball back in India’s court on Tamil minority issue

SL 'puts' ball in India's court on Tamil minority issue

04 December 2022, 01:19 IST