The country does not merely need better government. It needs a state that protects its citizens, commands public trust and unites a diverse people through equal citizenship. Sri Lanka has changed ...

Contemporary nation-states face an unprecedented challenge: maintaining social cohesion when ethnic and religious identities assert themselves with renewed vigor. Sri Lanka, a nation of 22 million ...

On the night of February 11, 2026 Bangladesh experienced a remarkable shift in mood. As the eve of a pivotal general election arrived, what is usually a tense political night began to resemble the ...

The principal problem faced by people due to the economic crisis is of rising prices while incomes for many remain unchanged. As a result, the poverty rate has doubled from 2021 from 13% to 25%, ...

Sri Lanka’s attempts to build an inclusive society through legislative moves that could result in greater equality for the minority LGBTIQ community have been met with opposition by the country’s ...

The anti-Muslim and anti-Palestinian sentiments in Sri Lanka have found a new outlet and refuge in the newly discovered word – antisemitism. This article addresses allegations of antisemitism in Sri ...

As a country seeking to address the legacy of its past war and armed conflicts, Sri Lanka must roll back the overbroad and dangerous laws that have been repeatedly abused to the detriment of its ...

In the Preface to her “The Doctor and the Saint: Caste, Race, and ‘Annihilation of Caste’. The Debate between B. R. Ambedkar and M. K. Gandhi” Arundhati Roy states that it was originally written as an ...

Sri Lanka is currently experiencing the greatest marine disaster in its history caused by the burning and sinking of the MV X-Press Pearl in the shallow waters less than 10 nautical miles north of ...

Sri Lanka’s fisheries industry sustains the livelihoods of over two million people and provides a substantial contribution to the country’s GDP. Fifty percent of Sri Lankans consider fish to be their ...

From the damp earth of a jungle bunker to the sterile corridors of military intelligence, my life has been a study in transformation. I was born Kagusthan Ariaratnam, a boy who dreamed of soccer and ...

Sri Lanka invested significantly in rebuilding the physical infrastructure damaged by the war. However, comparable and sustained political commitment was not devoted to rebuilding fractured ...