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Sri Lanka’s Austerity Is One of the Most Severe in History
Rehman Abubakr, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Shiran Illanperuma Sri Lanka has undergone one of the sharpest and fastest...
The Left Chapter
Sep 184 min read
What the Arrest of a Former President Means for Sri Lanka
Image of the arrest via video screenshot on X By Shiran Illanperuma “Don’t worry, I will control the situation”, former president Ranil...
The Left Chapter
Aug 295 min read
People’s Movements and the Bandung Spirit: A View from Sri Lanka
Indonesian poster for the Bandung Conference, 1955 -- public domain image via the Foreign Ministry of the Republic of Indonesia By Shiran...
The Left Chapter
Apr 236 min read
Sri Lanka’s Defence Agreement with India and the Prospects for Peace in the Indian Ocean
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake on April 5, 2025 -- image via X By Shiran...
The Left Chapter
Apr 95 min read
Trump’s Tariffs Could Intensify Sri Lanka’s Debt Crisis
Trump with his tariff chart -- public domain image By Shiran Illanperuma On Thursday, 3 April, Sri Lankans woke up to the alarming news...
The Left Chapter
Apr 74 min read
Sri Lanka’s New Government Struggles to Increase Public Investment Amid IMF Constraints
The maiden budget by Sri Lanka’s new government reflects the limitations of austerity and the need to reinstill confidence in ideas of...
Michael Laxer
Feb 256 min read
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