Interviews with global thought leaders
March 2018
Reading Time: 7 min read LKI spoke with Caren Grown, Senior Director, Gender, at the World Bank Group, to discuss the global gender gap, how it might be closed, and what developmental benefits that would bring.
Reading Time: 8 min read LKI spoke with Simon Bell on country branding and its role in promoting the country’s identity and foreign policy.
February 2018
Reading Time: 12 min read LKI spoke with Prof. Rory Medcalf on the Indo-Pacific, possibilities for Sri-Lanka Australia cooperation on regional security issues, the Quad, and lessons to be learned from other states in the region.
March 2017
Reading Time: 12 min read To mark International Women’s Day, LKI discussed women and foreign policy with Kavita Ramdas.
Reading Time: 3 min read LKI spoke with Prof. Rashed Uz Zaman to obtain his insights on Sri Lanka-Bangladesh relations and the potential for future bilateral cooperation.