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Colombo, Economy, Politics and Governance

The Economic Crisis: Where We Are and Can We Get Out of It?

The 2019 Presidential Elections were held on November 16, 2019. The election was hard fought and many promises were made by the different campaigns. This article analyzes the economic situation the country…

Sachin Parathalingam Sachin Parathalingam on 09/05/2022
Colombo, Economy, Politics and Governance

Analysis of the Ranil Wickremesinghe Presidency

On May 12, 2022 the world and the nation was surprised by the appointment of Ranil Wickremasinghe as prime minister of Sri Lanka. Mr. Wickremesinghe’s appointment was historic; it was the sixth…

Sachin Parathalingam Sachin Parathalingam on 09/04/2022
Colombo, Economy, Peace and Conflict, Politics and Governance

Income and Wealth Inequality in Sri Lanka

Increasing inequality is a political and economic issue affecting countries across the world and has been a pervasive feature of modern society. Inequality can be categorized into income and wealth inequality.This class/income…

Sachin Parathalingam Sachin Parathalingam on 09/03/2022
Colombo, Economy, Politics and Governance

An Analysis of the Wickremesinghe-Gunewardena Government

Sri Lanka’s economic crisis continues with no indication that it is going to be resolved anytime soon. The rupee has rapidly depreciated and the people’s protests are growing throughout the country and…

Sachin Parathalingam Sachin Parathalingam on 09/02/202209/02/2022
Colombo, Economy, Politics and Governance

Anti-Regime Protests: Causes and Effects

Sri Lanka was recently struck by a wave of mass protests and demonstrations throughout the country, which began because of the economic and political crisis. The protests were extremely effective. Protestors stormed…

Sachin Parathalingam Sachin Parathalingam on 09/01/2022
Colombo, Human Rights, Politics and Governance

Rule of Law in Sri Lanka: A Farce or a Reality?

The rule of law is a complex and critical principle of governance. The late Thomas Bingham, a Supreme Court Judge in the United Kingdom, wrote a prominent book on the rule of…

Sachin Parathalingam Sachin Parathalingam on 08/31/202208/31/2022
Colombo, Economy, Politics and Governance

Sri Lanka: On the Edge of an Abyss

An unprecedented economic crisis has shaken Sri Lanka with the price of essential goods and fuel rising rapidly and electricity shortages continuing to operate throughout the country. The political situation and crisis…

Sachin Parathalingam Sachin Parathalingam on 08/23/202208/23/2022
Colombo, Religion and faith, Youth

Disarming the juggernaut of religious intolerance in Sri Lanka

Photograph courtesy The youth of Sri Lanka express their dismay and alarm over the apparent surge in religious intolerance and communal discord that has permeated our society in the post-LTTE era and…

Sachin Parathalingam Sachin Parathalingam on 09/07/201308/23/2022
Colombo, Human Rights, Politics and Governance

A FRESH BILL OF RIGHTS: FOREVER A FARCE?

In 2009 , the then Ministry of Disaster Management and Human Rights  (hence disbanded) ‘sought to remedy’ the many deficiencies that exist  in the current fundamental rights chapter of the 1978 constitution….

Sachin Parathalingam Sachin Parathalingam on 08/08/201308/16/2013

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