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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
Mario Arulthas | Jul 07, 2023
In search of welfare
In Sri Lanka, disasters and welfare policy shape each other.
Kalinga Tudor Silva | 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.
Sunanda Deshapriya | 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.
Jayadeva Uyangoda | Jul 06, 2012
Talk of ‘traitors’
Unfazed by UN resolution, Rajapaksa government leans on patriotism and allies.
Namini Wijedasa | Mar 30, 2012
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?
K Ananda, A Vasanthakumar & V V Ganeshananthan | Dec 01, 2010
Latest Articles
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
