By P. K. Balachandran New Delhi is alive to the possibility of anti-Indian elements co-opting China to destabilize Indo-Lankan relationsTwo articles published by the influential New Delhi-based think-tank, Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF), on August 29 and September 8, give an idea of how the Indian Establishment is viewing developments in Sri Lanka from the point of […]
In October 1981, the Queen and Prince Philip visited Sri Lanka. President J.R. Jayewardene had wanted me (Advisor and retired Archaeological Commissioner) and W.S. Karunaratne (Acting Archaeological Commissioner), to serve as guides to the royal party round the ancient monasteries of Anuradhapura. Their sojourn commenced one morning dark with clouds, at the vihara of the […]
Foreign Policy and Strategic Affairs This is a research paper published by the New Delhi-based think-tank the Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) The two Rajapaksa administrations (MR/2010-15) and (GR/2019-22) and the flip-flop during the Sirisena administration (2015-19) are infamous for the manner in which Sri Lanka’s strategic and foreign policy was conducted. This was the period […]
As Sri Lanka faces the crisis of an economic meltdown, India has emerged as its true friend. Assistance in different forms extended to the people of the island country under New Delhi s Neighbourhood First policy has gone a long way to .
‘Unresolved conflict over fishing rights is a constant irritant in bilateral relations’ India’s support has made a ‘world of difference’ to Sri Lanka’s economic situation, said Sri Lankan Foreign Minister G.L. Peiris, on his first visit to India since he was appointed last year, making it clear that the flurry of agreements announced in recent […]