By Lynn Ockersz They lifted the boy’s limp body, Amid screams of acute heartache, Of close relatives and friends, From a death trap in flood waters, In the heart of the historic town, By ‘ordinary folk’ coming together, In a glowing gesture of self-help, But the boy had breathed his last, Leaving behind many a […]
This is a research paper published by the New Delhi-based think-tank the Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) Introduction: This article looks at the current political situation in Sri Lanka from a comprehensive strategic point of view. Developments, therefore, have a national security perspective, keeping India’s objectives, and interests, in mind. The note will briefly cover the […]
For the first time in parliamentary history, the Central Bank of Sri Lanka has issued a dire warning to Parliament and political parties therein over the responsibility on their part to ensure financial stability and discipline. Their failure to do so would trigger public protests again, they were told. There hadn’t been such a public […]