Rajapaksa
Rethinking Sri Lanka’s economic crisis
Interview with Ahilan Kadirgamar on Sri Lanka’s political economy in a time of great crisis.
The Editors | Feb 28, 2022
Rajapaksa defeated in presidential election
A look at our recent coverage of Sri Lankan politics.
The Editors | Jan 09, 2015
Bully pulpit
Sri Lanka’s president cautions against external influence and the supposed misuse of human rights.
Puja Sen and Shubhanga Pandey | Nov 26, 2014
A garrison state?
Why is the Sri Lankan army running parks, shopping arcades, a vet clinic and a beauty salon?
Tisaranee Gunasekara | Oct 13, 2014
Taming the east
In overcoming the Eastern Province’s challenge to their power, the Rajapaksas have browbeaten the judiciary, undermined devolution, and seeded new conflicts.
Tisaranee Gunasekara | Nov 30, 2012
Talk of ‘traitors’
Unfazed by UN resolution, Rajapaksa government leans on patriotism and allies.
Namini Wijedasa | Mar 30, 2012
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