Shiran Illanperuma

Shiran Illanperuma is an independent journalist and researcher. He is currently reading for a master’s degree in economic policy at SOAS University of London.

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Protesters gather in front of the presidential secretariat in Colombo at the height of Sri Lanka’s economic crisis in 2022. Asoka Bandarage and other commentators argue that while economic ruin brought people to the streets, the aragalaya was clearly pulled in favour of geopolitical and economic interests of the West. Photo: IMAGO / ZUMA Wire

The deep roots of Sri Lanka’s economic crisis

Shiran Illanperuma

11 May 2024

Himal Southasian

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