Big power interest in Lanka’s elections View(s):The opening of a new session of Parliament, probably the last before the next general election, set the stage for what is in store on the political battlefield in the coming months. In recent times, the party has taken a strong position opposing a multitude of proposed Indian investments in Sri Lanka. All this is a pointer that the forthcoming elections in Sri Lanka are not only of interest to its own citizens, but there is an abiding interest in the world’s capitals in its outcome as well. Elections in PakistanPakistan has long been an all-weather friend of Sri Lanka. Being neutral is no longer an option in the books of the big powers as they jostle for influence in a multipolar world.

Source: Sunday Times February 11, 2024 02:09 UTC