Articles

Strengthening Partnership: PM Modi’s Visit and the Future of India-Sri Lanka Ties

On 19 May 2025, the Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) organized a Roundtable on “Strengthening Partnership: PM Modi’s Visit and the Future of India-Sri Lanka Ties”. The panel included Ambassador Ashok Kantha, Ambassador Yash Sinha, Mr.....

June 20, 2025 Neighbourhood Studies , Sri Lanka , Interaction , PM Modi , India Sri Lanka Ties , India Sri Lanka relations

Trust Over Transactions: India–Sri Lanka Ties in a New Security Era

PM Heblikar Commentary

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Sri Lanka in April 2025 was much more than a ceremonial trip or a photo-op. It bore the unmistakable stamp of his strategic clarity, personal warmth, and a quiet but decisive recalibration of India–Sri Lank....

May 26, 2025 Neighbourhood Studies , Sri Lanka , Commentary , India , Sri Lanka , Maritime , SAGAR , Non-Traditional Security , MAHASAGAR

Webinar on Post-Election India and Sri Lanka: Implications on Bilateral Relations and the Foreign Policy Front

On 15 October, the Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) jointly with Pathfinder Foundation (PF), Sri Lanka organized a virtual webinar on “Post-Election India and Sri Lanka: Implications on Bilateral Relations and the Foreign Policy Front.”....

October 22, 2024 Neighbourhood Studies , Sri Lanka , Seminars , India , foreign policy , regional cooperation , economy , Sri Lanka , election

Discussion on the Developing Situation in Bangladesh

On 13 September, the Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) organized a discussion on the “Developing Situations in Bangladesh.” Dr Arvind Gupta, Director VIF, delivered the opening remarks, followed by brief observations from Amb Veena Sikri....

September 20, 2024 Neighbourhood Studies , Sri Lanka , Interaction , Bangladesh , Sheikh Hasina , Coup in Bangladesh , Current Situation in Bangladesh

Sri Lanka at the Crossroads: The Presidential Election 2024

Dr Anchita Borthakur Article

Introduction

Sri Lanka is gearing up for its first Presidential election after the Island nation was hit by massive economic/political turmoil in 2022. On July 26, the Independent Election Commission of Sri Lanka, after months of sp....

September 05, 2024 Neighbourhood Studies , Sri Lanka , Article , Sri Lanka , Sri Lankan economy , Ranil Wickremesinghe , NPP , SLPP , SJB , Sri Lanka Presidential Election , Aragalaya , ITAK

Sri Lanka’s Upcoming Presidential Election: Navigating Political Crossroads

Dr Anchita Borthakur Article

Introduction

On 09 May, the Election Commission of Sri Lanka ended the long-drawn speculation and declared that the upcoming Presidential poll in the Island nation will be held between September 17 and October 16 this year. With this anno....

May 23, 2024 Neighbourhood Studies , Sri Lanka , Article , Sri Lanka , Sri Lankan economy , Ranil Wickremesinghe , NPP , SLPP , SJB , Sri Lanka Presidential Election , Aragalaya , ITAK

Interaction with Dr. Nishan de Mel, the Executive Director of Verité Research, Colombo, Sri Lanka

On 4 March, the Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) organized an interaction with Dr. Nishan de Mel, the Executive Director of Verité Research, Colombo, Sri Lanka. Lt. General R. K. Sawhney (Retd.) delivered the opening remarks, followed by a....

March 06, 2024 Neighbourhood Studies , Sri Lanka , Sri Lanka , India-Sri Lanka relations

Sri Lanka: Is the Worst Over?

Dr Anchita Borthakur Article

Sri Lanka is in the process of economic recovery after the Island nation was hit by a severe economic crisis in 2022—the worst since its independence— resulting from poor governance, mismanagement, weak fiscal/monetary policy choices and the havo....

January 23, 2024 Neighbourhood Studies , Sri Lanka , Article , China , economy , Sri Lanka , RCEP , India- Sri Lanka , Tamil reconciliation

The 13th Amendment of Sri Lanka and India-Sri Lanka Relations

Gayathri Narayanan N Article

Introduction

The devolution of powers in the provinces of Sri Lanka as envisaged by the 13th Amendment to the constitution remains controversial for its full implementation even after 36 years of its enactment. The amendment that was ena....

December 07, 2023 Neighbourhood Studies , Sri Lanka , Article

Bailing out Sri Lanka from its Economic Difficulties

Prof Rajaram Panda Article

Sri Lanka has in the past experienced separatist movements, in which the Tamils and Sinhalese were involved in ethnic conflicts for quite some time. Though this dark phase is over now, there still remains simmering disquiet without of course any thre....

May 02, 2023 Neighbourhood Studies , Sri Lanka , Article , Economic diplomacy , World Bank , IMF , G-20 , debt restructuring , credit line , strategic interests , securing shipping lines