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There has been considerable controversy within political circles over Tilvin Silva’s visit to India. The controversy stems from the JVP’s strong anti-Indian policy during the 1987–88 period. At that time, the JVP launched a major campaign calling for a boycott...

Trump recently signed tariff agreements with India and Bangladesh. Under the new agreement, the tariff imposed on Bangladesh was reduced to 19%, while the tariff imposed on India was reduced to 18%. Sri Lanka’s tariff is now higher than that...

After the 2008 Mumbai bomb attack, relations between India and Pakistan deteriorated sharply. Following this, both India and Pakistan decided not to play cricket matches in each other’s countries. After this decision, the Indian Prime Minister, Manmohan Singh, invited the...

The relationship between the JVP and China dates back to the very inception of the JVP. JVP leader Rohana Wijeweera chose to follow Chinese communism, moving away from Russian communism, and this decision strengthened ties between China and the JVP....

China was foremost among the countries that condemned the U.S. invasion of Venezuela. The Chinese Foreign Minister recently made a transit visit to Sri Lanka, during which he held bilateral discussions with Foreign Minister Wijitha Herath. According to the statement...

Eric Meyer, the new U.S. Ambassador to Sri Lanka, testified before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, stating that he intends to work with the Colombo government to safeguard Sri Lanka’s ports and infrastructure from outside influence. He made this remark...

It has long been a tradition for Chinese foreign ministers to visit Sri Lanka and hold discussions with a newly elected president. One year after Maithripala Sirisena assumed office, the Chinese foreign minister visited Sri Lanka and held talks with...

During Donald Trump’s first official term, the JVP—then in opposition—staged a massive protest in front of the U.S. Embassy in Colombo against the conspiracy launched to overthrow the Venezuelan government. JVP General Secretary Tilvin Silva, Bimal Ratnayake, Nalinda Jayatissa, and...

Soon after it was announced that Wang Junzheng, a senior official of the Chinese Communist Party, would visit Sri Lanka, Indian External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar arrived in Colombo as a special envoy of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. During...

Julie Chung was appointed as the United States Ambassador to Sri Lanka in February 2022. The ‘aragalaya’ against Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s government had begun even before she arrived in Sri Lanka. By the time she arrived, ‘aragalaya’ had already emerged in...