K.C. Singh | Bad policies and ill luck cause Sri Lankan crisis
2 years, 6 months ago

K.C. Singh | Bad policies and ill luck cause Sri Lankan crisis

Deccan Chronicle  

The Sri Lankan crisis — in both the economic and political spheres — is the culmination of wrong policies and bad luck. The two global events that set the trap for Sri Lanka were the Covid-19 pandemic from early 2020 and the Ukraine war that began in February 2022. The disease affected the top three foreign exchange earners for Sri Lanka — workers’ remittances, apparel and tourism. Sri Lanka was never able to determine how to distribute power between Parliament and the two top offices of President and PM.

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K.C. Singh | Sri Lanka, India & China: The Great Game resumes
2 years, 7 months ago

K.C. Singh | Sri Lanka, India & China: The Great Game resumes

Deccan Chronicle  

Between the war in Ukraine and the Covid-19 pandemic now swirling in China, the world has had little time to worry about the public uprising in Sri Lanka. An already economically challenged Sri Lanka was dealt a fatal blow by the war escalating the price of energy overnight, while Covid-19 engendered lockdowns in China disrupted the global supply chains. Luckily …

Economic crisis threatens hold of Sri Lanka’s most powerful family
2 years, 9 months ago

Economic crisis threatens hold of Sri Lanka’s most powerful family

Live Mint  

Sri Lanka’s politics have been dominated for much of the past two decades by a single family. Mr. Rajapaksa, who was once widely revered among Sri Lanka’s Sinhalese Buddhist majority as a war hero, is now battling to stay in power. “People respected him as a god, as a saint, in those days," said Ubayamath Rajasekaram, a 49-year-old homeopath who …

Sri Lanka’s rage: The Hindu Editorial on the island nation’s economic woes
2 years, 9 months ago

Sri Lanka’s rage: The Hindu Editorial on the island nation’s economic woes

The Hindu  

As irate protesters gathered near the house of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa in a desperate bid to highlight their suffering, the worsening economic crisis in Sri Lanka has possibly reached its crescendo. The roots of the crisis may not lie wholly in the policies of Mr. Gotabaya, who was swept to power in 2019 as President on a platform of strong …

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