India's Defence Minister Is Visiting Sri Lanka After 38 years. Here's Why with Palki Sharma

Good news! There will be a closer military cooperation between India and Sri Lanka in particular concerning the navies of both countries.

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Modi in Sri Lanka, Eyes "Landmark" Defence Deal with Palki Sharma

Good news! Very recommendable! A superpower rivalry over this island is unfolding!

What makes Sri Lanka the tea island of the world?

Recommendable!

Sri Lanka's Prez Vows to Protect Indian Interests in Trip to New Delhi with Palki Sharma

Good news! It seems relations between Sri Lanka and India are improving.

Marxist Anura Kumara Dissanayake wins Sri Lanka's presidential election as voters reject old guard

When even NPR of all leftist news outlets calls the winner a Marxist you have to wonder! According to Wikipedia his party, the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (People's Liberation Front) is a Marxist–Leninist communist party.

Maybe it will be Marxism with a Buddhist touch.

Hopefully, it is welcome change of guards in Sri Lanka after eight decades of domination by a political elite and the winner will overcome the sever economic crisis in this country.

"... Dissanayake, 55, leads the left-leaning coalition National People’s Power, an umbrella of civil society groups, professionals, Buddhist clergy and students. ..."

Marxist Dissanayake wins Sri Lanka's presidential election as voters reject old guard : NPR

Organic Farming Activism Threatens Millions—and the Environment

Recommendable! The road to hell is paved with good, but lousy intentions!

Always be aware of the Luddites even a the end of he first quarter of the 21st century! They are still among us!

"... When Sri Lanka started using artificial fertilizers in the 1960s, rice yields tripled, and the country became self-sufficient in rice production. It could even export rice.

In 2021, Sri Lanka’s President Gotabaya Rajapaksa told a United Nations summit that he was concerned about the country’s “increasing use of chemical fertilizers, pesticides, and weedicides that led to adverse health and environmental impacts.”

Ignoring proven scientific practices, Rajapaksa banned all imports of chemical fertilizers, forcing Sri Lanka’s millions of farmers to go organic virtually overnight. Without access to agrochemicals, average rice yields in Sri Lanka were reduced by 30 percent. Sri Lanka was forced to spend $450 million on rice imports. Tea production, the country’s prime export, also fell by 18 percent.

The result was economic collapse, with poverty rates nearly doubling between 2021 and 2022. Sri Lanka has become the first country in the Asia Pacific region in 20 years to default on foreign debt.  ..."

Organic Farming Activism Threatens Millions—and the Environment - Human Progress "Modern farming methods have lifted millions of people out of poverty, but today there is a backlash against them."

Rajapaksa Scion Namal enters the Sri Lankan Presidential Race with Palki Sharma

Recommendable!

US Funds Colombo Port to Counter China in Sri Lanka with Palki Sharma

Very recommendable! Good news! Is Sri Lanka benefiting from the superpower rivalry between China, India, and the US. Quite possible!

Will China Derail India - Sri Lanka Relations? with Palki Sharma

Recommendable!

Can Sri Lanka’s Tea for Oil Barter with Iran Solve Colombo’s Woes? with Palki Sharma

Barter trade never goes out of fashion! 😊

Auf Sand gebaut – wenn überhaupt: Chinas Milliardenprojekte in Sri Lanka enden oft als Investitionsruinen

Laut einer Binsenweisheit kochen die Chinesen auch nur mit Wasser. Und Kommunisten kochen mit abgestandenem, brackigem Wasser! 😊

Sri Lanka: Chinesische Milliardenprojekte und Investitionsruinen Eine Hafenstadt, die auch über zehn Jahre nach Projektstart nicht mehr als eine Brache ist, oder ein Flughafen fast ohne Flüge: Unterwegs in dem wirtschaftlich angeschlagenen Inselstaat trifft man vielerorts auf enttäuschte Hoffnungen.

India hits back at China's Envoy to Sri Lanka

Very recommendable, but concerning! Tensions are mounting between the two Asian superpowers. A tit for tat is going on. India has dropped its decades long support for the One China Policy since about 2010.

Sri Lanka crisis exposes the Green New Deal as a scam

Since when does Bjorn Lomberg publish op-eds in the mouthpiece of the Communist Party of China, the China Daily!

Does this also explain his chosen terminology like "Russia-Ukraine conflict". This term is little bit better than the Russian propaganda term "special operation";

Why does Bjorn Lomberg not mention the other calamity of Sri Lanka? The country is caught in the debt trap policy of China!

Unfortunately, Sri Lanka and some other low income countries bought into the New Green Deal scam with devastating results.

"... The catastrophe unfolding in Sri Lanka provides a sobering lesson. The government last year enforced a full transition to organic farming, appointing "organic farming gurus", including some who claimed dubious links between agricultural chemicals and health problems, as agricultural advisers. Despite extravagant claims that organic methods could produce comparable yields to conventional farming, the policy produced nothing but misery, with some food prices quintupling.

Sri Lanka had been self-sufficient in rice production for decades, but tragically has now been forced to import $450 million worth of rice. Tea, the nation's primary export crop and source of foreign exchange, was devastated, with economic losses estimated at $425 million. Before the country spiraled downward toward brutal violence and political resignations, the government was forced to offer $200 million in compensation to farmers and $149 million in subsidies. ..."

Sri Lanka crisis exposes urgency to feed world - Chinadaily.com.cn (Google browser indicates that this is not a secure website. Thank you Bjorn!)

Which countries are going the Sri Lanka way?

Recommendable! There are perhaps a dozen or more lower or middle  income countries on the verge of default due to high government budget deficits and debt!

Sri Lanka’s crisis is a ‘green cautionary tale’: Andrew Bolt

Recommendable!

India's secret maritime deals with Sri Lanka

Recommendable! About the India and China rivalry with regards to Sri Lanka.

Sri Lanka Turns to the Nationalist Right!!!

Recommendable! Explains some recent religious ties between India and Sri Lanka and more