Why Indian troops should never return to Sri Lanka
It was the first time India had sent its troops beyond the seas to Sri Lanka in July 1987 to engage the very militants India had trained, armed & funded. The Indian...
Category: Lessons for Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka’s Development marred by Foreign Interventions & Incursions
Sri Lanka gained partial independence in 1948 since the Queen/King remained Head of State and the highest court was the UK Privy Council. This meant that from 1948 to 1972 UK continued to have...
Who thinks IMF can bail out Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka is $35billion in debt. It is a debt that did not happen overnight. It is a debt that IMF will not solve & cannot solve. Taking loans without a plan...
Sri Lanka – Economic Advisors & Foreign Loans
If we judge Sri Lanka’s economic development vis a vis the western loans & expert economic advisors our story is quite bleak. We have had countless economic gurus claiming to be the know-it-alls...
IMF loans & Sri Lanka: Bartering whatever resources we have left
All IMF loans come with conditions. The requesting country submits a letter of intent with its economic plan & that plan is not what the country proposes to do with the loan but only...
Sri Lanka’s Geneva trotting traitors
Sri Lanka’s post-independence has been flavoured by spice & ice – all of our momentous moments were erased by a handful that chose to go crying tale tales overseas. The noteworthy aspect of these...
Where did Sri Lanka go wrong after independence & how do we make it right?
Either we are picking at straws wondering what we did wrong since 1948 or we are pointing fingers at others but still unable to find the answers. It is indeed sad that we...
Burning alive of a Sri Lankan in Pakistan – who is responsible & why
A human, a father, a foreign factory general manager was tortured & burnt alive. The deceased Priyantha Kumara, a Sri Lankan national departs this world leaving a wife & 2 sons. No matter...
Can’t the CID question Fr. Siril?
There is much ado about nothing & much fanfare too – but any publicity is good publicity it appears for Fr. Siril as undeniably he is the creator of his own malady. If...
Why did Zaharan & Co commit mass suicide on Easter Sunday?
On 21stApril 2019 exactly a decade after the defeat of LTTE terrorists, 8 Muslim suicide bombers blew themselves up in 3 churches, 3 hotels & 1 guest house after making a recorded pledge. This...
