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Friday, November 14, 2025
TopicGotabaya Rajapaksa

Topic: Gotabaya Rajapaksa

Sri Lanka shows how things go wrong when crank theories become official policy

As is common in populist regimes, critics objecting to elevation of crank theories to official policy were painted as foreign agents or nattering nabobs of negativity.

Why India should pull Sri Lanka out of China’s ‘debt trap’ and take it closer to the US

The Rajapaksas' political future is shaky. New Delhi will only prolong the hardship faced by Sri Lanka unless Colombo turns to the US.

Sri Lanka crisis a lesson for others — poorly managed economy goes from bad to worse quickly

Campus Voice is an initiative by ThePrint where young Indians get an opportunity to express their opinions on a prevalent issue.

Sri Lankans defy curfew and take to streets, their verdict is clear: The Rajapaksas must go

The crisis in the island nation marks a rapid fall for the Rajapaksas, who have been dominant figures in Sri Lanka’s politics for decades.

Sri Lanka President Rajapaksa will not resign ‘under any circumstance’, says colleague

Rajapaksa's coalition lost majority in Parliament Tuesday; thousands continue to protest government's pathetic response to worsening economic crisis.

Sri Lanka economic crisis shows how populism and hasty decisions can make a country crash

Campus Voice is an initiative by ThePrint where young Indians get an opportunity to express their opinions on a prevalent issue.

Sri Lanka’s new finance minister quits after one day in office as economic crisis worsens

Ali Sabry's departure is in keeping with the trend of govt officials distancing themselves from the powerful Rajapaksa family in face of growing public anger over surge in inflation.

On streets of Sri Lanka, opposition MPs & public defy curfew to protest against Rajapaksa govt

Weekend curfew was imposed from Saturday to Monday to quell large-scale protests against govt amid an economic crisis. Opposition MPs claim govt is ‘cornered & helpless’.

Protest outside Sri Lankan president’s residence turns violent, curfew imposed in Colombo

Sri Lanka is facing limited foreign reserves which has led to shortage in fuel, power & gas. The island nation has also sought for bilateral aid from countries including India.

China’s bare-chested turn to Sri-Lankan Tamils is India’s new headache

Anti-China sentiment among the Sinhalese allows China to influence the Tamil north. This time, through the fishermen crisis.

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Wealth nears $99 trillion, still Asia’s rich don’t have succession plans

Much of this wealth is tied to founder-led businesses that employ millions and help anchor regional economies.

Turkey blocks transport of Apache choppers to India through its airspace, new route being worked out

Indian govt officials last month skipped Turkish National Day celebrations in Delhi, in a message to Ankara following its support for Islamabad, particularly during Operation Sindoor.

Bihar is where politics moves, and everything else stands still

Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.