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A Buddhist monk and member of the Socialist Youth Union tangles with a police officer and sends his cap flying at a protest outside the President’s secretariat against the economic crisis, in Colombo on March 18.

In danger zone: Sri Lanka's downward spiral into full-blown crisis

Sri Lanka’s ongoing economic and humanitarian catastrophe becomes a full-blown political crisis, with the people taking to the streets in protest and
R.K. Radhakrishnan ,Recently in Sri Lanka
Gotabaya Rajapaksa (right) with Mahinda Rajapaksa during the launch of his election manifesto in Colombo on October 25.

Sri Lanka: New reality

Regardless of who wins the presidential election on November 16, India’s equation with its neighbour will have to be reworked owing to the China facto
R.K. Radhakrishnan ,Recently in Sri Lanka
Gotabaya Rajapaksa (left), presidential candidate of the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna, and his brother, former President Mahinda Rajapaksa, after a news conference in Colombo on October 15.

Sri Lanka presidential election: Past in the present

Sinhala majoritarianism dominates the campaign for the November presidential election.
R.K. Radhakrishnan ,In Sri Lanka
During prayers at the Jumma mosque in Minuwangoda, near Colombo, on May 15. Mosques and Muslim-owned shops and businesses were targeted in a violent backlash after the Easter attacks.

Distress and divide

In the aftermath of the Easter bombings, Muslims have become the new bogeyman for the majoritarian politics in Sri Lanka. The communal divide is likel
R.K. Radhakrishnan ,Recently in Sri Lanka
An Indian hotel project coming up in Galle Face, Colombo.

Tourism in tatters

Tourism, one of the pillars of the Sri Lankan economy, has taken a beating with the Easter blasts, leading to empty flights and mass cancellations of
R.K. Radhakrishnan ,In Sri Lanka
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