Unfolding Geopolitics, Episode 12 | Sri Lanka goes to the polls

The presidential election in Sri Lanka on September 21 is the country's first since its economic crisis of 2022. Dr S D Muni, Professor Emeritus at the School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, discusses major issues on the ballot, principal candidates in the race and their policies, long-term social and political trends, and takeaways for the Sri Lankan parliamentary elections due later this year.

S. D. Muni is a Professor Emeritus at the School of International Studies at Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi and an Honorary Fellow at the Regional Centre of Strategic Studies in Sri Lanka.

Amit Bhandari is Senior Fellow, Energy, Investment and Connectivity at Gateway House.

Podcast produced by Charuta Ghadyalpatil.

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