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American Advances, Indian and Chinese Money Force Sri Lanka into Difficult Choice

November 14, 2020

For several years now, there has been an intense phase of political and economic struggle between the United States and China. PRC claims to be the new major superpower and seeks to push America out o…

Neocolonialism and Geopolitical Rivalry in Sri Lanka

February 10, 2020

Opinion

Sri Lanka’s historical narrative has been defined by geopolitical rivalry, external aggression and internal resistance to that aggression. The early historical era experienced successive waves of inva…

China Struggles to Fend Off Allegations of Debt Trap Diplomacy

December 17, 2019

Opinion

Desperate for cash, Tajikistan is about to sell yet another vital asset to China at a time that countries like Sri Lanka and the Maldives are demanding renegotiation of debt settlements that either fo…

Colombo Draws The Red Line for India

December 10, 2019

Opinion

Sri Lanka is a role model for the dictum of diplomacy being the extension of a country’s national policies. Sri Lanka’s performance must be commended since it also grapples with an unresolved national…

India’s ‘Military Diplomacy’ Has Been a Mixed Bag of Success

December 2, 2019

Opinion

India's practice of "military diplomacy" in holding joint drills with a variety of Great Powers and regional states has been a mixed bag of success since the former has resulted in sending positive si…

Sri Lanka: Return of Rajapaksa, Would Unleash Full Benefits of China’s BRI for Sri Lanka

November 25, 2019

Opinion

Opposition leader and former Defense Minister Lieutenant Colonel Gotabaya Rajapaksa won the first round of elections and will become Sri Lanka’s next president, thus returning his family to power afte…

Two Opposite Ways of Interpreting Wars and International Relations

September 10, 2019

Opinion

In the US-and-allied nations, the standard way of interpreting wars and international relations is archetypally exemplified by the internationally respected award-winning American war-journalist Marie…

The US Is Pressuring Sri Lanka’s “Deep State” To Capitulate And “Contain” China

August 30, 2019

Opinion

The US is threatening to use economic means to pressure Sri Lanka’s “deep state” into reversing its decision to appoint Shavendra Silva as its new army chief, which if successful would amount to the c…