Ranil Wickremesinghe arrest
Sri Lanka

What the arrest of a former president means for Sri Lanka

Former Sri Lankan President and “avatar of neoliberalism” Ranil Wickremesinghe is being charged with misuse of public funds

Shiran Illanperuma
August 29, 2025
Can Global South investments develop Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka

Can Global South investments develop Sri Lanka?

The substitution of southern capital over northern capital alone may not resolve questions of viability, sustainability, or sovereignty.

Shiran Illanperuma
June 5, 2025
Russian communists rally progressive forces at second International Anti-Fascist Forum in Moscow
Russia

Russian communists rally progressive forces at second International Anti-Fascist Forum in Moscow

Despite finding themselves broadly aligned with Putin on the question of fighting NATO expansionism and neo-Nazism in Ukraine, the Russian communists maintain a distinct line: socialism has to be restored in order to fight fascism and win.

Shiran Illanperuma
May 2, 2025
People’s movements and the Bandung Spirit: A view from Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka

People’s movements and the Bandung Spirit: A view from Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka’s participation in the Bandung Conference reveals that in many countries, it was the movements and organized left that pushed for South-South integration, in defiance of US imperialism

Shiran Illanperuma
April 23, 2025
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Los movimientos populares y el Espíritu de Bandung: una perspectiva desde Sri Lanka

La participación de Sri Lanka en la Conferencia de Bandung revela que en muchos países fueron los movimientos y la izquierda organizada los que impulsaron la integración Sur-Sur, desafiando al imperialismo estadounidense.

Shiran Illanperuma
April 23, 2025
Acuerdo de defensa Sri Lanka-India y las perspectivas de paz en el Océano Índico
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Acuerdo de defensa Sri Lanka-India y las perspectivas de paz en el Océano Índico

La evolución de las relaciones en materia de defensa entre Sri Lanka y la India se remonta a la propuesta de Sirimavo Bandaranaike, en 1964, de crear una «zona de paz» en el océano Índico, hasta su reciente cooperación en materia de defensa.

Shiran Illanperuma
April 13, 2025
Los aranceles de Trump podrían intensificar la crisis de deuda de Sri Lanka
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Los aranceles de Trump podrían intensificar la crisis de deuda de Sri Lanka

Trump impuso un arancel del 44 % a los productos de Sri Lanka, mientras el país lucha por salir de la crisis económica provocada por la deuda.

Shiran Illanperuma
April 10, 2025
Sri Lanka’s defense agreement with India and the prospects for peace in the Indian Ocean
Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka’s defense agreement with India and the prospects for peace in the Indian Ocean

The evolution of Sri Lanka and India’s defense relations hearken back to Sirimavo Bandaranaike’s 1964 proposal for an Indian Ocean “zone of peace” to their recent defense cooperation.

Shiran Illanperuma
April 9, 2025