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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
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Bangladesh’s BNP fights to make a political comeback
With massive anti-government rallies by the Bangladesh Nationalist Party and their repression by the ruling Awami League-led government, battle lines are being drawn for the next general election
How a unique language survives in Kashmir’s tiny Burusho community
Despite being a small population, the Burusho community has been able to preserve their language through intergenerational communication and by prioritising their mother tongue over other languages in Kashmir
Pakistan needs to go beyond the 18th amendment to end the military’s role in politics
Reviving the 2010 reform process can be key to resolving Pakistan’s continued crises, but the reforms need to also target the military's massive business empire
