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A New Era in Sri Lanka?: Implications of Dissanayake’s Presidency
Anura Kumara Dissanayake, leader of the leftist National People’s Power (NPP), rode a popular anti-establishment vote to power in last weekend’s Sri Lankan presidential election. The election, the first to be held at any level in the country since 2020,…
Sri Lanka’s Potential Political Realignment
Sri Lanka is scheduled for its next presidential election between September and October 2024. Its previous presidential poll in November 2019 saw Gotabaya Rajapaksa easily elected. Yet massive anti-government protests related to inflation and scarcity forced President Rajapaksa to flee…
Major Corruption Scandal in Nepal Exposes Deep-Rooted Kleptocracy
In recent months, a high-profile corruption case has gripped Nepal, incriminating high-ranking politicians, former ministers, senior bureaucrats, human rights activists, and a slew of intermediaries. According to the case, the accused fraudulently identified Nepali citizens as Bhutanese refugees, collecting extensive bribes in…
Pakistan’s Precarious Crossroads
The May 9 arrest of former Prime Minister Imran Khan on corruption charges sent shockwaves throughout Pakistan, magnified further by attacks on army installations during violent protests across the country. Adding to the intensity, an anti-terrorism court in Lahore handed 16 civilians over…
After a Year of Fighting, Myanmar’s Junta is Showing Frustration
It has been a year since the military in Myanmar, in a dramatic coup, overthrew the elected government, dissolved the parliament, and detained several senior members of the National League for Democracy (NLD), including President Win Myint and State Counsellor…
COVID-19 Vaccination in Afghanistan
Afghanistan is in the first phase of a COVID-19 vaccine rollout, having received only a half million doses of vaccines from India, and 468 thousand under the COVAX program, while around 35 million people are in the queue to receive…