fl20bulldozermainstory

Bulldozing the idea of India

Hindutva forces are on a full-fledged communal offensive in the run-up to the general election in 2024 and Muslims are bearing the brunt of it.

Venkitesh Ramakrishnan

Stand up & speak out

This is the culmination of a century-old project founded on the concept of cultural nationalism, as opposed to the inclusive territorial nationalism p

R. Vijaya Sankar

Cover Story: Maldives

The Maldives: Storm warning

With the presidential election just a year away, the ruling Maldivian Democratic Party faces a number of challenges, including internal troubles, clim

R.K. Radhakrishnan

South Asia: A region in search of regionalism

South Asia’s narrative has for too long been dictated by external forces in coordination with Pakistan. In the first phase it was America plus Pakista

Partha S. Ghosh

Cover Story: Nepal

Nepal’s economy in a tight spot

The government in Nepal says that the economic situation is not as bad as it is in Sri Lanka, but the opposition insists on measures to prevent a cris

Cover Story: Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: The siege within

People, cutting across communities, are paying the price for the rulers’ misplaced policies and priorities. As the ruling Rajapaksas refuse to accede

R.K. Radhakrishnan

Cover Story: Bangladesh

Bangladesh: Defying pattern despite worries

With Sri Lanka and Pakistan in economic and political turmoil, there are fears about a similar crisis developing in Bangladesh. However, economists ar

More stories from Lead Story

Prime Minister Imran Khan arrives to attend a military parade to mark Pakistan National Day in Islamabad on March 23. It was evident by the middle of March that his government was on its way out.

Pakistan’s political chessboard

Pakistan’s economy, like that of Sri Lanka and Nepal, the other two South Asian nations, is teetering. Before the premature end of Imran Khan’s govern

M.A. Sumanthiran: “... the triggering of this crisis seems to be the heavy tax cuts that were introduced soon after Gotabaya Rajapaksa became President.... As much as 33 per cent of the people fell outside the tax net as a result.... Once it starts sliding, you can’t pull it back.”

‘They kept denying that there was a crisis’

Interview with M.A. Sumanthiran, Tamil National Alliance leader.

R.K. Radhakrishnan ,In Colombo

Sri Lankan Tamils who reached Dhanushkodi on March 22 apparently seeking refuge following severe economic crisis in their country. They were rescued from Fourth Island and were brought to the Mandapam hoverport for interrogation.

Passage to India: Arrival of economic refugees from Sri Lanka looms large

Intelligence agencies believe that up to 2,000 economic refugees from crisis-torn Sri Lanka will arrive in India.

R.K. Radhakrishnan

A protest against the surge in prices and shortage of fuel and other essential commodities in Colombo on April 1.

Roots of Sri Lanka’s economic crisis

Sri Lanka’s current economic crisis is rooted in its long dalliance with IMF-imposed conditionalities and has been aggravated by the Rajapakse governm

A protest outside the Central Bank of Sri Lanka office in Colombo on March 30.

Sri Lanka's forex crisis bodes ill for tottering economy

Low worker remittances and falling tourism revenue as a result of COVID-19 and diminishing export earnings have, among other reasons, triggered a mass

R.K. Radhakrishnan