Uditha Devapriya

Uditha Devapriya is a writer, researcher and analyst. He currently serves as the chief international analyst at Factum, an Asia Pacific-focused foreign-policy think tank in Colombo.

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A statue of S W R D Bandaranaike blindfolded in protest during mass demonstrations in Sri Lanka in 2022. Bandaranaike founded the Sinhala Maha Sabha in 1937, and in 1956 passed the Sinhala Only Act, which marginalised Tamils and eventually led to targeted anti-Tamil violence.

Sri Lanka’s complex dance of Sinhala and Tamil nationalist politics

Uditha Devapriya

30 Jul 2024

Sri Lanka appears to be moving closer to its neighbour, as signified by the January visit to Colombo by S Jaishankar, India’s minister of external affairs. Photo: Xinhua / IMAGO

How the IMF bailout is changing Sri Lanka’s foreign policy

Uditha Devapriya

30 Mar 2023

Sumitra Peries. All photos courtesy of Uditha Devapriya and Sumitra Peries.

A Southasian filmmaker unlike any other

Uditha Devapriya

19 Apr 2022

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