Reading Time: < 1 min read In this SWP Working Paper, LKI’s Barana Waidyatilake seeks to provide a Sri Lankan perspective on its regional role

Reading Time: < 1 min read In an article published by The Diplomat, LKI’s Barana Waidyatilake explains why Sri Lanka’s best strategy is to stand for a rules-based order, as geopolitical competition intensifies in the Indian Ocean.

Reading Time: < 1 min read LKI’s Barana Waidyatilake and Myra Sivaloganathan considers why Sri Lanka’s Sinhalese-Buddhist community should combat global isolation, and the recent rise of extremist groups by using their Buddhist faith to strengthen transnational ties.

Reading Time: < 1 min read In a blog published by South Asian Voices, LKI’s Barana Waidyatilake looks at Sri Lanka’s strategy in IORA.

Reading Time: < 1 min read In this ISAS Working Paper, LKI’s Barana Waidyatilake considers various opportunities and threats faced by IORA in its efforts to become stronger on security and development issues, and identifies normative and practical steps that the IORA should prioritise.

Reading Time: < 1 min read In this article, published by The Diplomat, LKI’s  Barana Waidyatilake and Dinusha Panditaratne discusses Trump’s general philosophy and approach to Asia, and what it mean for Sri Lanka.

Reading Time: 14 min read LKI’s Nilupul Gunawardena and Pabasara Kannangara helped Sri Lanka’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs with background analytical work and a workshop to formulate a revitalized Africa policy, where they explored ways Sri Lanka can develop and expand its economic links with countries in the African Region.

Reading Time: < 1 min read This National Policy Framework (NPF) of the government constitutes of 10 key policies aimed at achieving the fourfold outcome of a productive citizenry, a contented family, a disciplined and just society and a prosperous nation.

Reading Time: 5 min read Date: 8 October 2019
 
Reporter: Lihini Ekanayake

Reading Time: 4 min read Date: 14 October 2019
 
Reporter: Chattalie Jayatilaka & Malinda Meegoda