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August 08 2023

CSST's perspective: Sri Lanka must keep its promises to India

RANIL MET MODI

President Ranil Wickremesinghe’s maiden visit to New Delhi appears to be a significant development in the Indo-Pacific Region amid questions about Chinese influence giving

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July 17 2023

Correcting a strategic mistake

A.Jathindra
Yuan Wang 5

President Ranil Wickremesinghe is scheduled to visit New Delhi this week. In Sri Lanka, it is customary for the president's first foreign visit to be to India. India serves as the second Sri Dalada Maligawa for Sri Lanka's presidents. Wickremesinghe, who has been in office for a year, has a meeting scheduled with Modi.

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May 23 2023

Sri Lanka has been seen as one of China’s string of pearls: An exclusive interview with Prof.Mark S.Cogan

A.Jathindra
Prof.Mark Cogan

China is turning its attention to the Tamils in the north, using some of the same tactics previously employed during the Rajapaksa era to slowly win the trust of the Tamil minority. That, for India, is an emerging concern.

 

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May 04 2023

Seminar on Sri Lanka’s Foreign Policy

CSST

CSST organized a seminar for Trincomalee-based media correspondents on understanding Sri Lanka's foreign policy.  The seminar was held at the JAKAB PARK hotel on 01.05.2023, Trincomalee.

CSST’s executive director and political analyst, Mr. A.Jathindra, delivered a lecture on the topic. 

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April 25 2023

Monkey Export: Understanding China’s Behavior in Vulnerable Countries

A.Jathindra
Monkey export to China

Sri Lanka-China relations have become a fiery argument over monkey business. Sparking protests from animal protection groups and environmentalists after Sri Lankan agricultural minister Mahinda Amaraweera announced that the government is considering exporting 100,000 monkeys to China.

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April 04 2023

News of China's Radar Base in Sri Lanka raises serious questions about its foreign policy

A.Jathindra
China's radar base in Sri Lanka

How China caught up a strategic port, Hambantota is one of the most vivid examples of China's ulterior use of loans and aid to gain influence around the world. After struggling to repay the loan, the Sirisena-Ranil government handed over the port to China on a 99-year lease in 2017.

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