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Author: Shania Dedigama

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Colombo, Economy, Politics and Governance

Financial Firefighting: The IMF Bailout and its Conditions

Between 1965 and 2019 Sri Lanka has signed 16 agreements with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), out of which seven were terminated early. As of March 20, Sri Lanka received a bailout…

Shania Dedigama Shania Dedigama on 03/24/2023
Corruption, Politics and Governance

South Asia’s Transgression of Dynastic Politics

Ever since the years of de-colonization, South Asian politics has been tainted by dynastic politics or, simply, nepotism. Has it become embedded in the culture of the region or is it simply…

Shania Dedigama Shania Dedigama on 01/13/202301/14/2023
Peace and Conflict

Police Brutality and Corruption: the Rot Starts at the Top

Brutality and corruption in Sri Lanka’s law enforcement are perennial issues. However with the government coming under increasing scrutiny, the cracks in the already fractured system are in the spotlight. Recent developments…

Shania Dedigama Shania Dedigama on 11/20/202211/22/2022
International, Peace and Conflict

1979: The Year Iran Revolted

In the early weeks of 1979, Iranians from across the nation rallied a common cry, a cry against imperial oppression. For more than half a century, the Pahlvi dynasty, Iran’s last ruling…

Shania Dedigama Shania Dedigama on 10/17/202210/19/2022
International

Gas Off: Putin Retaliates by Turning off Main Gas Pipeline to Europe

How effective are economic sanctions? With history as a paradigm, we can indisputably conclude that economic sanctions have not always proven to be effective in quelling belligerence. Just over 80 years ago,…

Shania Dedigama Shania Dedigama on 09/20/202209/21/2022
#GoHomeGota, #GotaGoHome, Colombo, Corruption, Disaster Management, Economy

Sri Lanka Goes to the IMF

Sri Lanka has taken the (rather delayed) initiative to seek International Monetary Fund (IMF) aid and assistance to cure the economic crisis. Before I delve into what the IMF conditionalities and its…

Shania Dedigama Shania Dedigama on 07/04/2022

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