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Tamil nationalism in Sri Lanka defies state repression

Post-war memorialisation events serve as resilient expressions of Tamil nationalism despite crackdowns by the Sri Lankan state

| Jul 07, 2023

In search of welfare

In Sri Lanka, disasters and welfare policy shape each other.

| Jul 17, 2015

The Truth Unravelling

As international pressure mounts, new evidence from Balachandran’s death leaves the government of Sri Lanka with some tough questions to answer.

| Mar 01, 2013

A victor’s peace

The total defeat of the LTTE has allowed the Sri Lankan government to ignore the political rights of the country’s ethnic minorities.

| Jul 06, 2012

Talk of ‘traitors’

Unfazed by UN resolution, Rajapaksa government leans on patriotism and allies.

| Mar 30, 2012

The road north

Journeys in post-war Sri Lanka.

| Oct 01, 2011

Sri Lanka’s alternatives abroad

Are the island's diasporas to be seen as a source of remittance, a threat, or legitimate sites for political engagement and critique?

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India’s slow-burn affair with Israel heats up

Azad Essa’s 'Hostile Homelands' explores the ideological convergence of Hindutva and Zionism, and the consequences for Kashmir and Palestine – but there is much more driving India and Israel’s deepening ties

Disillusioned with the Taliban, Pakistan reverses its four-decade Afghan policy

As Kabul refuses to act against the TTP and Baloch militant groups, Pakistan is ending the support it has extended to the Taliban since 1994 and its welcome to refugees from Afghanistan since the 1980s

The limited genius of Geoffrey Bawa

‘Geoffrey Bawa: Drawing from the Archives’ allows an exploration of the rift between the celebrated architect’s vision for nation-building in Sri Lanka and the country’s present reality

Interview: The precarity of Afghan migrants in Pakistan

Political scientist and author Sanaa Alimia speaks of the long history of racial profiling, harassment and deportation of Afghan migrants, in the context of Pakistan’s recent crackdown