Jana. M. Jananayakam
(Courtesy of The Sunday Island)

The Indo-Sri Lanka Peace Accord was signed in Colombo on July 29, 1987, between Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi and Sri Lankan President J. R. Jayewardene. The accord was expected to resolve …

(Courtesy of The Sunday Island)

During the two-day adjournment debate on the policy statement delivered by President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, Tamil National Alliance (TNA) leader R Sampanthan’s outburst had more holes than a target sheet in a firing range (and Swiss …

Military personnel, stationed in the North, are often perplexed when told that their continued presence is objectionable to the local population. Their experience is different. When they ask the people about their presence, the answer they receive is a positive …

By Gamini Keerawella
Professor Emeritus, University of Peradeniya
(Courtesy of The Island)

Matters relating to the substance of democracy and the texture of civic space in Sri Lanka have emerged as focal issues in political discourse more than ever today, …

We have lost the narrative and we need to correct this and re-write the narrative. The soldiers defended the nation, got rid of terror and returned Sri Lanka to live in peace. The role of the diplomats in defending the …

In November 2019 Sri Lanka voted a President giving him 6.9million votes. The voters pledged faith in Gotabaya Rajapakse to take Sri Lanka & its People on the correct path. There are some anomalies that have been ignored and these …

(Courtesy of Lanka Web)

In his capacity as President of the Congress of Buddhist Associations of State Corporations & President of the Foundation for the Restoration & Protection of Buddhist Shrines in Sri Lanka as well as being the Minister …

By Sena Thoradeniya
(Courtesy of The Island)

The diplomatic note simultaneously released recently by the Embassy of Switzerland in Sri Lanka on Garnier Banister Francis’ alleged abduction raises more issues than what it attempts to resolve.

The note says “excellent …

Dr Upul Wijewardane
(Courtesy of  The Island)

Yahapalana government’s decision to sing a Tamil version of the National Anthem , as well, during Independence Celebrations was the next controversy. This, apparently, was an attempt at ‘reconciliation’. Did this controversial decision …

(Courtesy of The Island)

United Nations Resident Coordinator and UNDP Representative, Una McCauley, 54, died on her way to the Bandaranaike International Airport, on Feb 24th, 2018. Cancer patient McCauley passed away in an ambulance taking her to the BIA …