One of the most damaging features of the collapse of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) was the speed at which its own ranks fragmented under pressure. As corruption scandals mounted and electoral defeats ...

Photo by Jithmi Athukorale For decades, the Tamil people have endured war, displacement, political betrayal, economic neglect and repeated cycles of disappointment. Yet despite these hardships, the ...

Every monsoon season in Sri Lanka now arrives with familiar images: submerged homes in low lying districts, landslides ...

Sri Lanka is frequently among the top ten countries at risk of extreme weather events according to the Global Climate Risk Index, which ranks countries by the human and economic toll of extreme ...

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has now completed 18 months of his term. He has another 42 months ahead. He stands as both the centre of gravity and the symbol of the NPP government. When he visits ...

“To me, it seems as if Hitler has won. He’s changed us Jews from being compassionate and caring and do unto others as you would have them do unto you into this ...

The Global Walk for Peace started in the US at a time the country was posing a grave threat to world peace through its military aggression, including with Israel against Palestine. In this context, a ...

Think about a closed community with high security where management is obsessed with the conduct of people who live there. They have a system where they hire security teams to monitor the streets, ...

The relationship between democracy and development is one of the most important debates in political economy. It is not simply a question of economic policy but of what kind of society a country can ...

A padayal is an offering made in a spirit of reverence and remembrance honouring deities, ancestors and the living relationship between people, land and memory. Kaluvankeni, Batticaloa, is surrounded ...

Photo courtesy of Youth Policy Toolbox Sri Lanka is undergoing one of the most significant demographic transitions in its ...