Rathindra Kuruwita

6 days ago | thediplomat.com | Rathindra Kuruwita

Different issues determine electoral choices in national and local government elections. Subscribe for ads-free reading Sri Lanka’s local government elections on May 6 have thrown up interesting results.

1 week ago | island.lk | Thilina Walpola |Rathindra Kuruwita

Sri Lanka’s JVP-led NPP government has made a dramatic pivot towards India, even utilizing legislative changes it once vehemently opposed. On August 19, 2023, Anura Kumara Dissanayake, then an opposition leader, criticized a memorandum of understanding (MoU) that then-President Ranil Wickremesinghe had signed with India.

2 weeks ago | thediplomat.com | Rathindra Kuruwita

Physical connection to India could dissuade other countries from deepening ties with the island, as it will be seen as New Delhi’s client state. Subscribe for ads-free reading The Sri Lankan government has reportedly informed India that it is not ready for physical land connectivity between the two countries, despite long-standing interest from sections of Colombo and New Delhi policy circles, and rapid progress made in that direction during the Ranil Wickremesinghe administration.

2 weeks ago | flipboard.com | Rathindra Kuruwita

4 hours agoHeavy exchange of fire lasts two hours as Indian Army neutralise terrorists, recover massive arms cacheBaramulla - April 23, 2025 Following a recent terror strike, Indian Army personnel launched a search operation and uncovered a significant weapons cache. They took down two terrorists and recovered AK-series rifles, multiple magazines, a pistol, 10 kilograms of RCIED (Radio Controlled Improvised Explosive Device), and various war-grade supplies.

1 month ago | thediplomat.com | Rathindra Kuruwita

On August 19, 2023, Anura Kumara Dissanayake, then a Sri Lankan opposition leader, criticized a memorandum of understanding (MoU) that then-President Ranil Wickremesinghe had signed with India. “We must have the freedom to freely move our hands and legs! But with this agreement, we will be in a situation where we are unable… to take any political or economic decision” independently, he said in a speech to National People’s Power (NPP) affiliated ex-military personnel.