Gotabaya Rajapaksa

Patronage politics and the economic crisis in Sri Lanka’s North and East
The North and East saw fewer protests amid Sri Lanka’s economic crisis, but disillusionment with mainstream parties is changing the region’s electoral politics.
Amita Arudpragasam | May 15, 2023

Adani in Southasia
What the Adani Group's record says about power, politics and diplomacy in India, Bangladesh, Myanmar and Sri Lanka
The Editors | Apr 18, 2023

China courts influence in Sri Lanka via the Buddhist clergy
Beijing needs new allies now that the Rajapaksas are reeling, but the enmeshing of politics and religion in Sri Lanka is always cause for concern
Tisaranee Gunasekara | Jan 26, 2023

Yameen’s conviction, the Taliban ban on women’s education, Kite Tales and more
January - Updates and analysis from around the region
The Editors | Jan 11, 2023

What next if President Rajapaksa resigns?
An explainer on the constitutional aftermath.