“Perhaps keeping the executive accountable is worth the discomfort it creates. Even at the cricket.” “Batting for a cause: On cricket and protests” by Thimal Gajadeera Full article: debas.lk/batting-for-a-…

“Why do Rajapaksa loyalists remain faithful to the regime even as the country is experiencing its worst economic crisis since independence?” “Fealty in the face of collapse: Regime loyalty in times of crisis” by Shakthi De Silva Full article: debas.lk/fealty-in-the-…

'There is no doubt that Sri Lanka is at a crossroads. But what brought Sri Lanka to this pivotal moment?' Gota gone: How Rajapaksa’s own campaign strategy backfired on him by Nimendra Mawalagedara Full article: debas.lk/gota-gone-how-…

Prof Kanishka Jayasuriya Kanishka Jayasuriya @fafner100.bsky.social writes for Debas on Sri Lanka's political crisis of authority and representation whose explosive fault lines have been shaped by decades-long processes of neoliberal economic restructuring and authoritarian politics.

රනිල් වික්‍රමසිංහ භූමිකාව විග්‍රහ කරනුයේ “දැන් ඉතින් මේ ඇති” යන සරල හේතුව මත යුක්තියුක්ත වන පත්වීමක් ලෙසයි. ඔහුට නිශ්චිත වගකීම් කීපයක් පැවරී තිබේ. ඒ මොනවාද? Ajith Perakum - Praja.lk විසින් රචිත “ඉනෆ් ඉස් ඉනෆ් ජනාධිපති”. සම්පූර්ණ ලිපිය: bityl.co/Dh2t

මහින්ද චින්තනය හෙවත් බයි හෙජමොනිය ඉවරවීමත් එක්ක ඒකට අවශ්‍ය වයිබ් එක හදපු මීඩියා, ආර්ට් ට්‍රෙන්ඩුත් ඉවර වෙයි ද? Chandana Prasanna විසින් රචිත “රාජපක්ෂවාදය ඉවරයි. "වේරලියද්දවාදය" ඉවර ද?”. සම්පූර්ණ ලිපිය: debas.lk/rajapakshawada…

Sri Lanka stands to gain significantly from greater regional interdependence and closer economic links with India and other South Asian countries. "Rethinking interdependence in South Asia" by Rohan Samarajiva Full article: debas.lk/rethinking-int…

Rethinking interdependence in South Asia. The first piece I gave a new online publication. Here I discuss how we may approach the thorny subject of connectivity in South Asia, esp the fraught subject of connecting with India. debas.lk/rethinking-int…

“சாதாரண மனிதர்கள் கஷ்டங்களினாலும் வலிகளினாலும் சொரியும் கண்ணீருக்கு முன்னால் இனவாத ஊளைக்கூச்சல்களிற்கு எந்தப் பெறுமதியுமில்லை என்பதை அரங்கிலிருந்த பார்வையாளர்களின் கண்ணீர் நிரூபித்தது.” “Counting and Cracking” by shobasakthi Full article: debas.lk/counting-and-c…

Antonythasan Jesuthasan writes for Debas on “Counting and Cracking”, performed at Birmingham 2022 Festival, a drama which follows the journey of a Sri Lankan Australian family over 4 generations and the story of post-independence Sri Lanka and Australia as an immigrant nation

Why China needs to multilateralise the Belt and Road Initiative and what China can do to convince the world that it is serious about collaboration and transparency. "China must multilateralise BRI, for Global South’s sake" by Rathindra Full article: debas.lk/china-must-mul…

187 Orchestra is an experimental soundscape vignette of a bus ride to Pettah. It captures the rhythm of the ride and collective sounds of its passengers, the performers, you experience on every ride. "187 Orchestra" by Iman Hameed. Full short story: debas.lk/187-orchestra/

Sri Lanka has yet to start a meaningful discourse on the significance of a community-driven transitional justice process. "Transitional justice in Sri Lanka: The importance of local ownership" by Roshni Kapur Shah Full article: debas.lk/transitional-j…