I was invited to deliver a lecture at the Diners Club of the National Defence College (NDC), the highest Defence learning establishment of Sri Lanka, by its Commandant, Major General Amal Karunasekara …
National Defence College of Sri Lanka
I was invited to deliver a lecture at the Diners Club of the National Defence College (NDC), the highest Defence learning establishment of Sri Lanka, by its Commandant, Major General Amal Karunasekara …
Threat of Sri Lanka-style crisis seen diminishing if gov’t boosts agri output
THE expansion of domestic food production and manufacturing output are expected to steer the Philippines away from falling into a Sri Lanka-type crisis, a bank economist said.
Sri Lanka has defaulted. Will Pakistan be next? Lessons for the Philippines.
Last April, the Sri Lankan government announced that it was defaulting on its debts, making it the first sovereign nation to default since the pandemic started. The island republic has depleted its …
Revolt in Sri Lanka: Does A Seismic Struggle Guarantee System Change?
To quote Ahilan Kadirgamar, a political economist at the University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka, the uprising is “a revolt and not yet a revolution, because it …
Revolt in Sri Lanka: Does A Seismic Struggle Guarantee System Change?
To quote Ahilan Kadirgamar, a political economist at the University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka, the uprising is “a revolt and not yet a revolution, because it …
Sri Lanka crisis: India leads aid efforts but US ‘could do more’ as strategic interests converge
Washington could take on stronger role in Sri Lanka’s economy after Colombo reaches a debt restructuring agreement with the International Monetary Fund Enabling India to take the lead in resolving …
Sri Lanka crisis: India leads aid efforts but US ‘could do more’ as strategic interests converge
Washington could take on stronger role in Sri Lanka’s economy after Colombo reaches a debt restructuring agreement with the International Monetary Fund Enabling India to take the lead in resolving …
After Lanka and Pakistan, now Bangladesh lines up before IMF for bailout
After the collapse of the Sri Lankan economy, attention has turned to the state of affairs in other South Asian countries such as Pakistan, Bhutan and Bangladesh. All three countries have either …
After Lanka and Pakistan, now Bangladesh lines up before IMF for bailout
After the collapse of the Sri Lankan economy, attention has turned to the state of affairs in other South Asian countries such as Pakistan, Bhutan and Bangladesh. All three countries have either …