NEIGHBOURHOOD FIRST

Sri Lanka after Rajapaksas: Recovery or Standstill

Coordinated by Maj. Gen. (Retd.) Ashok K. Mehta

Panelists: Amb. Yash Sinha, Chief Information Commissioners and former High Commissioner to Sri Lanka; Shri S. Venkat Narayan, veteran journalist on Sri Lanka; Dr. Gulbin Sultana, Research Fellow, M.P. Institute for Defence Studies and Analysis; Dr. Rajat Kathuria, Dean, School of Humanities and Social Sciences and Professor, Dept. of Economics, Shiv Nadar University; and Rear Vice Admiral (retd.) Anup Singh, former C-in-C Eastern Naval Command

Chair: Maj. Gen. Ashok K. Mehta

Nether Sri Lanka’s first sovereign default nor the people’s revolt (aragalya) which forced the resignation of President Gotabaya Rajapaksha last year could transform Sri Lanka’s politics. How New Delhi helped Colombo secure an IMF bailout and other issues will be discussed by the panel.