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Colombo, Constitutional Reform, Politics and Governance

Nation Building is Possible with Full Implementation of 13th Amendment Part 1

Sri Lanka, a multi-ethnic and multi-religious country, has been facing multiple and endless crises for decades. Effective solutions must be found to resolve the political, economic, cultural and relationship issues between the…

Lionel Bopage Lionel Bopage on 09/25/2023
Colombo, Development, Economy, Politics and Governance, Poverty

Debt Restructuring, Austerity and the IMF: a Panacea or an Exacerbation? Part 6

The IMF programme needs to be used to negotiate debt restructuring with commercial and multilateral creditors. It would create space to spend on priorities such as food and fuel. However, the country…

Lionel Bopage Lionel Bopage on 08/29/202308/29/2023
Colombo, Economy, Politics and Governance

Debt Restructuring, Austerity and the IMF: a Panacea or an Exacerbation? Part 5

The IMF agreement with Sri Lanka emphasises fiscal consolidation, which requires the government to achieve a budget surplus within two years. It also conditions its funding on increases in energy tariffs and…

Lionel Bopage Lionel Bopage on 08/22/2023
Colombo, Economy, Human Rights, Politics and Governance

Debt Restructuring, Austerity and the IMF: a Panacea or an Exacerbation? Part 4

The implication of debt on human rights is of significant concern. Many countries in the world are either already in a debt crisis or approaching it. This is not a new phenomenon.…

Lionel Bopage Lionel Bopage on 08/19/2023
Colombo, Development, Economy, Politics and Governance

Debt Restructuring, Austerity and the IMF: a Panacea or an Exacerbation? Part 3

Long term survival of an entity depends on developing a culture of innovation. This needs to be an organizational priority. Fostering such a culture consultatively and inclusively needs a free flow of…

Lionel Bopage Lionel Bopage on 08/14/202308/14/2023
Colombo, Development, Economy, Politics and Governance

Debt Restructuring, Austerity and the IMF: a Panacea or an Exacerbation? Part 2

Neo-liberalism is not a solution, but the principal cause of the problem. I would like to offer some personal insights here from my working life with regard to the manner a non…

Lionel Bopage Lionel Bopage on 08/10/2023
Colombo, Economy, Human Rights, Politics and Governance, Poverty

Debt Restructuring, Austerity and the IMF: a Panacea or an Exacerbation? Part 1

Post-independent Sri Lanka has suffered from recurrent economic crises; the more notable ones being in August 1953, in the late 1970s and most pertinently the current crisis that essentially bankrupted the country.…

Lionel Bopage Lionel Bopage on 08/08/202308/10/2023
40 Years After Black July, Colombo, Human Rights, justice, Peace and Conflict, Politics and Governance

Anti-Tamil Pogrom of July 83: Root Causes Unaddressed Even After 40 Years

Editor’s note: July 23, 2023 marks the 40th anniversary of the July 83 anti-Tamil pogrom, which has left an indelible mark on Sri Lanka’s history. This dark chapter overshadowed the nation’s post-independence…

Lionel Bopage Lionel Bopage on 07/23/202307/24/2023
75 Years of Independence, Colombo, Peace and Conflict, Politics and Governance

Still Looking for Independence after 75 years

The media have been replete with the pronouncements that the president of Sri Lanka was going to resolve the ethnic issue by taking some rapid action measures. However, scepticism was inevitable when…

Lionel Bopage Lionel Bopage on 02/05/202302/08/2023
Human Rights, Politics and Governance, Post-War, Remember the Riots, Transitional Justice

July 1983 Pogrom: the Black Week that Impacted Sri Lanka Forever

The political leadership of Sri Lanka has yet again demonstrated that even in the midst of the worst socio economic and political crisis the country has faced since independence, they do not…

Lionel Bopage Lionel Bopage on 07/24/202207/24/2022
Constitutional Reform, Peace and Conflict, Politics and Governance, Post-War

Sri Lanka: Constitution-making – Opportunities and Pitfalls

In a divided and polarised society like Sri Lanka, constitution-making presents unique challenges and opportunities of its own. These opportunities are more likely to be realised if the constitution-making processes are inclusive,…

Lionel Bopage Lionel Bopage on 02/05/2022
Colombo, Economy, Politics and Governance, Youth

Bridging the Generational Divide to Prevent Future Conflict

The youth of a country are the forerunners of social progress; notwithstanding this historical fact, we cannot underestimate the role other social strata play in the social development of a nation. Youth…

Lionel Bopage Lionel Bopage on 04/09/2021
Colombo, Constitutional Reform, Long Reads, Political philosophy, Politics and Governance

Sri Lanka: Rising Autocracy and Historical Experiences

S. P. Huntington has presciently warned that democratic transitions are vulnerable and reversible if ruling elites do not show genuine commitment to democratic values. He argues: “When they are out of power,…

Lionel Bopage Lionel Bopage on 10/28/202010/28/2020
Colombo, Elections, Parliamentary Elections 2020, Politics and Governance

The Best and The Worst – 2020 General Elections

Photo courtesy of The Diplomat The general elections on 5 August turned out to be an outstanding victory for the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP), the Rajapaksa Family and the Sinhala Buddhist nationalists…

Lionel Bopage Lionel Bopage on 08/09/202008/12/2020
Colombo, Peace and Conflict, Politics and Governance

Sri Lanka And The US: A Pogrom And A Black Death At The Hands Of A White Policeman: Salutary Lessons

The Scene The morning of July the 25th 1983 is etched in my brain. I saw a group of people running or walking very fast away from the environs of Colombo. On…

Lionel Bopage Lionel Bopage on 06/20/2020

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