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In this episode of the Perspective, We will be talking about the economic crisis in Sri Lanka – the worst in recent history. With long lines for fuel, cooking gas, essentials in short supply and long hours of power cuts, the public has been suffering for months. The raging public anger spilled onto the streets last week leading to nationwide protests, and a subsequent declaration of public emergency in the island nation by President Gotabaya Rajapaksa. In the days that followed, the President removed his brother and Finance Minister Basil Rajapaksa from his post. Facing the heat from public, all Cabinet ministers resigned en masse on Sunday. On Tuesday, the new finance minister Ali Sabry resigned – just a day after being sworn in. The ruling coalition, headed by President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, lost its majority in Parliament as proceedings began on Tuesday for the first time since the state of Emergency was imposed. At least 41 lawmakers walked out of the alliance against the backdrop of nationwide protests. As the crisis gets from bad to worse in our neighborhood, we analyse how did Sri Lanka get here? What triggered the crisis of this scale and what is the way out of this dire situation?
Guests:
1. Dilrukshi Handunnetti, Senior Journalist, Columbo, Srilanka
2. Sheel Kant Sharma, Former Ambassador
3. Dr. A. Subramanyam Raju, Head, Centre for South Asian Studies, Pondicherry University
Anchor: Teena Jha
Producer: Amit Srivastava, Sagheer Ahmad
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