Lessons from Sri Lanka's Crisis | Worldview with Suhasini Haidar | The Hindu

After weeks of turmoil on the streets of Colombo, citizens’ protests, a fatal police shooting of a protester, a violent assault on peaceful protesters by Rajapaksa supporters, and incensed mobs burning down property in retaliation, Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa stepped down this week.
This paved the way for opposition leader and former Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe to be appointed in his place. The task before Mr Wickremsinghe to restore Sri Lanka’s finances which are in the worst situation since the island’s independence is immense.
In this episode of Worldview with Suhasini Haidar, we discuss some of the lessons from India’s neighbourhood.
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Chapters:
0:00 - 1:04 - Introduction
1:04 - 5:09 - What are the tasks before Sri Lanka's new PM?
5:09 - 7:22 - What is India's position on the developments in Sri Lanka?
7:22 - 9:13 - Are there any parallels in the subcontinent?
9:13 - 11:42 - What are some of the lessons for India?
11:42 - 15:21 - Reading Recommendations