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 34: COVID-19 Special Series with the Bangladesh High Commissioner to Singapore, Md Mustafizur Rahman
Episode 33: Oil’s Not Well – How the Drastic Fall in Prices will Impact South Asia
Episode 32: COVID-19 Special Series with the Indian High Commissioner HE Jawed Ashraf
Episode 1: The Bookshelf - British India, White Australia: In Search of a Social History
Episode 31: Stuck in a Limbo - Migrant Workers amid India’s Lockdown
Episode 30: Sri Lankan Response to the COVID-19 Crisis - A Ground Report
Episode 29: Intra-Afghan Talks - Obstacles and Prospects
Episode 28: Will COVID-19 Integrate SAARC?
Episode 27: Jyotiraditya Scindia’s ‘Homecoming’ to the BJP
Episode 26: India's Response to COVID-19
Episode 25: Sri Lanka - At New Crossroads ?
Episode 24: Third Pillar - Reviving Communities to Preserve Capitalism
Episode 23: Balancing the Triangle - China’s Tryst with Pakistan and India
Episode 22: India’s Strategic Relations - US, China and Pakistan
Episode 21: Flushing Out India’s Water Needs
Episode 20: Boosting India’s Retail Sector
Episode 19: The Indian Economy - Rebounding ?
Episode 18: The G7 Summit - India Enters the Ring
Episode 17: Mr Arun Jaitley - The Consensus Builder
Episode 16: Whose Cake is it ?
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