While the volume of agreements signed between President Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s government and the Modi administration marks an unprecedented acceleration in bilateral cooperation, the true significance lies in the strategic depth, structural implications, and sovereignty risks embedded within each agreement.…

A Landmark Shift in Bilateral Engagement or a Rapid Path to Strategic Overreach? Within just five months of assuming office, President Anura Kumara Dissanayake embarked on a historic recalibration of Sri Lanka’s foreign policy — marked by an unprecedented volume …

In just five months, the JVP-NPP-led government under President Anura Kumara Dissanayake signed 35 agreements with India — the largest, fastest foreign policy shift in Sri Lanka’s post-independence history.

What was promised as a new era of transparency, sovereignty, and …

Ngo Dinh Diem was President of South Vietnam from 1955 till he was assassinated in 1963. US chose a Roman Catholic to become President in a predominantly Buddhist nation to as a counter strategy to communism. Things did not go …

Eelam — a word that triggered a 30-year conflict — must be urgently re-examined.

The term “Tamil Eelam” has come to symbolize demands for a separate Tamil state in Sri Lanka. But few stop to ask: What did “Eelam” originally …

The history of Sri Lanka is deeply intertwined with stories of its diverse peoples, among whom the Tamil community is one. Understanding the origins and arrival of Tamils in Sri Lanka is crucial—not only to appreciate the island’s complex cultural …

The Federation of National Organisations has issued the following  press release on funeral of Ven Anamaduwe Dhammadassi Thero.

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The popular narrative around Sri Lanka’s conflict centers on 1983 — the so-called “Black July” — as the spontaneous ignition point for Tamil militancy. But this version of events is dangerously misleading. In truth, Tamil militancy did not evolve organically …

Education Reforms Sri Lanka PPT for 2025.07.11 for Parliament new

The Hidden Agenda: Erasing Sri Lankan Identity from Grade 1

THE PROMISE:

“We will nurture global citizens who embrace sustainability, innovation, and 21st-century skills.”
— Official Reform Slides

THE REALITY:…

id the people of this country vote for the NPP to erase our children’s connection to the past?

Under the newly proposed education reforms, the subject of History—until now a compulsory part of the school curriculum—is to be made optional. …