India has agreed to extend a helping hand to Sri Lanka as it tackles a multitude of economic problems created by the COVID-19 pandemic.
But while making offers of help it has also subtly laid down the condition that...
Often, the downfall of governments come from within and not from their opponents. Sri Lankan political history is littered with such examples.
In the ‘50s, S.W.R. D. Bandaranaike broke away from the United National Party (UNP) and formed the Sri...
Twelve years have elapsed since the conclusion of the war, which had led to countless explosions on civilian targets in many parts of the country. Today, on the watch of the very leaders who boast of having ended the...
Repetition of the sentiments expressed from the opposition benches under the veil of privilege may always influence the people to believe that the proclamations so made are at least bordering the truth. This the fear which is lurking in...
Old habits die hard. During his speech at the Golden Gate Kalyani opening ceremony, on Wednesday (25) President Gotabaya Rajapaksa sounded just as he had done years before when he was the Defence Secretary in the Mahinda Rajapaksa administration....
Infighting between the SLPP and the SLFP has come to a head with former President Maithripala Sirisena and President Gotabaya Rajapaksa themselves issuing veiled threats, and their minions trading allegations and abuse freely in the parliament. Having backed down...
A joint delegation of the Tamil National Alliance (TNA) and the Global Tamil Forum (GTF), which met top American officials between November 15 and 22, sought a proactive US government role “in alignment with India” in promoting a holistic...
Although the government’s decision will come into effect from today, the revocation will not bring any immediate relief to farmers and the agriculture sector. According to an agriculture sector academic it will be at least three months before...
Sri Lankan Finance Minister Basil Rajapaksa is planning to visit New Delhi at the earliest, to seek from Prime Minister Narendra Modi, urgent help to tide over the economic crises in the island, especially the part concerning foreign debt...
Ex-President and leader of the SLFP, Maithripala Sirisena, is in the news again. A video of a Siyatha TV interview (17 Nov.) with him is doing the rounds on the Internet. Having maintained a very low profile for two...
The people have virtually baptised the opposition Samagi Jana Bala Wegaya as the alternative government to the present administration, now holding on to the reins.
It happened soon after they displayed strength on the 16th by bringing thousands of people...
By PK Balachandran
Over a period of 30-odd years, spanning both the pre and post-independence periods, Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru tried to balance the interests of India and Ceylon on the question of the people of Indian origin in...
