Sri Lanka is currently facing an unprecedented economic meltdown and political crisis. With soaring inflation and a shortage in essentials, citizens have taken to the streets in protest. Amid Sri Lanka seeking its seventeenth IMF bailout loan, there are calls for major re-orientations in the country's economic policies. In this episode, Dr Chulanee Attanayake, Research Fellow, ISAS, spoke to Dr Ganeshan Wignaraja, Non-Resident Senior Fellow, ISAS. They covered topics including trends in Sri Lanka's debt and economic crisis, the IMF bailout, potential economic policy revisions and broader lessons for South Asia.
Episode 125: South Asia Outlook 2022 - Bangladesh
Episode 124: South Asia Outlook 2022 - Nepal
Episode 123: China’s Indian Ocean Ambition
Episode 122: South Asia Outlook 2022 - Pakistan
Episode 121: South Asia Outlook 2022 - Sri Lanka
Episode 120: Spotlight On South Asia
Episode 119: Democracy Under Seige ?
Episode 118: Cryptocurrency Boom In India
Episode 117: US-India Trade Ties
Episode 116: Repeal Of The Farm Laws
Episode 115: Connectivity Creates Conflict
Episode 114: The Second Quad
Episode 113: India Resumes Vaccine Diplomacy
Episode 112: Politics of Recognising the Taliban
Episode 111: Lakhimpur Kheri Violence
Episode 110: Civil-Military Discord
Episode 109: Political Chaos in Punjab
Episode 108: Sri Lanka‘s New Strategy In India
Episode 107: New Political Party in Pakistan
Episode 106: Quad Summit and Indo-US Relations
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