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Over the last ten years China has been paying renewed attention to its ties with Sri Lanka. There has been a large rise in Chinese investments in various projects in Sri Lanka. Beijing has also diplomatically supported Colombo on various issues, espe....

September 26, 2018 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , China , Sri Lanka , China-Sri Lanka Relations , South Asian region

श्रीलंका-पाकिस्तान संबंध - जनरल बाजवा का दौरा

Akash Sahu

पाकिस्तान पारंपरिक रूप से श्रीलंका के साथ द्विपक्षीय समझौते, विशेष तौर पर रक्षा-सम्बन्धी समझौ�....

March 26, 2018 Neighbourhood Studies , Sri Lanka , Pakistan , Sri Lanka , Gen. Bajwa , पाकिस्तान-श्रीलंका सहभागिता , पाकिस्तानी सेनाध्यक्ष का श्रीलंका दौरा

दृष्टि से परे: प्रधानमंत्री की यात्रा

Anushree Ghisad

अंतरराष्ट्रीय वेसक दिवस के उद्घाटन के लिए भारतीय प्रधानमंत्री की दो दिन (11-12 मई) की श्रीलंका यात�....

July 11, 2017 Neighbourhood Studies , Sri Lanka , Sri Lanka , अंतरराष्ट्रीय वेसक दिवस , Prime Minister’s Lanka Visit , Tamil

Strife in Tamil National Alliance: Pragmatism Precedes Over Politics

Anushree Ghisad

“Like a metal abraded by a file, the might of a clan is eroded by enemies within.” -‘Thirukkural’, division 2 (Porul), chapter 89, verse 888 More than 2000 years back, in above quoted words of wisdom, Saint Thiruvalluvar, often reg....

July 03, 2017 Neighbourhood Studies , Sri Lanka , Sri Lanka , Tamil Politics , TNA , Northern Province , Pragmatism Precedes , Northern Provincial Council

Tamil National Alliance’s Critique on Budget 2017- Time to Introspect for the Opposition Party

Anushree Ghisad

Sri Lanka Finance Minister Ravi Karunanayake presented the first reading of the Budget 2017 on November 10. The second reading debate and committee stage debate are scheduled to be held within 26 days in the months of November and December. ....

December 13, 2016 Neighbourhood Studies , Sri Lanka , Sri Lanka , Tamil National Alliance , Budget 2017

Sri Lanka-SLFP Hold Crucial 65th Convention

Anushree Ghisad

‘Leadership is action, not position’. - Donald McGannon The Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) held its politically crucial 65th Convention on September 4, 2016 at Kurunegala, a stronghold of President Sirisena’s political opponent and fo....

September 20, 2016 Neighbourhood Studies , Sri Lanka , Sri Lanka , 65th Convention , Sri Lanka Freedom Party

Sri Lanka: One Year of National Unity Government An Assessment

Anushree Ghisad

It is said that if Presidential Elections held in Sri Lanka in January 2015 was a referendum, the 2015 General Elections that followed was in a way electoral validation the results of that process. Even though the United National Party (UNP) led Unit....

September 02, 2016 Neighbourhood Studies , Sri Lanka , Sri Lanka , National Unity Government , United National Party

UNHRC Resolution on Sri Lanka- An Assessment

Anushree Ghisad

After a delay of nearly six months, the 268-page long report of the UNHCR on alleged ‘war crimes’ in Sri Lanka was released during the ongoing thirtieth session of the Commission. Broadly, the report deals with human rights violations during the ....

October 16, 2015 Neighbourhood Studies , Sri Lanka , Sri Lanka , UNHRC , LTTE

Sri Lankan General Elections 2015 - An Assessment

Anushree Ghisad

1. In my earlier article on the Sri Lankan General Elections (‘Curtain Raiser’, VIF 07-2015) various possible out comes of the elections were out lined. As was mentioned therein, the electoral contest was mainly between the two key alliances na....

October 07, 2015 Neighbourhood Studies , Sri Lanka , Sri Lanka , General Election , UPFA , Rajapaksa