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"Therefore, Sri Lanka is critically important when the two greatest democracies – the most powerful democracy of the United States and the largest democracy of India – come together in order to make democracy safe for the world."

Patrick Mendis, who first arrived in Perham from Sri Lanka in 1978, recently received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Sri Lanka Foundation for his years in government and educational work.

Xi secures third presidential term following 20th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party; Chinese military rehearses large-scale amphibious landings and headhunts Western pilots; U.S. releases China-focused National Security Strategy and strengthens Indo-Pacific cooperation; and more.

With its assertive foreign policy, China has been striving increasingly to become a maritime superpower to replace the United States in the Indo-Pacific region.

Illustrious Alumnus of Sri J’pura Wins the Lifetime Achievement Award in the United States by Dr. Sunil Nawaratne The Sri Lanka Foundation in California has selected Prof. Patrick Mendis for its prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award among Sri Lankan professionals living overseas. He is among the youngest to receive this honour for his distinguished academic career, […]

(Part I of this article appeared on 04 June) by Laleen Jayamanne A.J. Gunawardena wrote art criticism for The Island newspaper under the pseudonym Jayadeva. In his 1997 (22/6) review of Sarath Chandrajeewa’s third solo exhibition, ‘Art in Pottery’ (sponsored by the Lionel Wendt Gallery and Nihal Fernando of Studio Times), he lays out a […]

The Biden administration is preparing for the Summit for Democracy. While there are positive signs, Washington must engage with these countries and the rest of the world on a deeper level to compete with China.

Surrendering Taiwan (And Sri Lanka) Could Cause US To Suffer Its Own Century Of Humiliation In the popular narrative of the Chinese history, the Qing Dynasty ceded Hong Kong to Great Britain in the wake of the First Opium War (1839-42). It ushered in a century of humiliation in which China was picked apart and forced to make degrading concessions to foreign powers. This historic event marked the most pivotal juncture of an epoch-making transformation in China. Today, the surrender of the strate...

Students Can Save Americas Foreign Policy Agenda 08.Feb.2021 9:00 AM . 8 min read During the 2020 presidential campaign, then-candidate Joe Biden promised to forgive US$10,000 in student loans per borrower. This was promised against the backdrop of an upsurge in media coverage on the burden of loan forgiveness and drawbacks to cutting investments in higher education in the United States. Yet, hardly anyone analyzes both the tangible and intangible benefits that investing in the next g...

For Sri Lankans Who Are In Limbo Due To China & America Conflict Ernest Kithsiri According to Dr.Kishore Mahbubhani, until 1800 China and India were the biggest economies in the world. Since they were the countries with biggest populations, we can assume above statement has some validity. Since 1800, above status began to change due to the Industrial revolution in Europe and America, which he considers as an “aberration”. He further believes, this anomaly should correct itself with the rise...