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Counterweights: The 50th anniversary of the Conference of the Non-Aligned Movement in Colombo

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By Shiran Illanperuma
| BreakThrough News
On August 16, 1976, representatives from 86 countries met in Colombo, Sri Lanka, for the Fifth Conference of Heads of State or Government of the Non-Aligned Movement. This was the first summit of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) held in Asia and, perhaps, the largest international conference ever held in Sri Lanka.
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Can Sri Lankans do economics?

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By Sahan Weerasooriya, Shiran Illanperuma
| The Island (Sri Lanka) Verified
by Prof. Asoka. S. Seneviratne For a nation navigating the perilous waters of economic recovery, fiscal discipline is not a mere bureaucratic preference, it is a matter of absolute national survival. Every single rupee leaked from the state Treasury directly compromises public services, infrastructure, and the socioeconomic welfare of millions of citizens.
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Industrial Policy between Rentierisation and Retaliation

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By Shiran Illanperuma
| Developing Economics
Industrial policy, once a taboo in mainstream economics, is being mainstreamed by the very institutions that spent four decades stigmatising it. In March 2026, the World Bank published Industrial Policy for Development: Approaches in the 21st Century, co-authored by Ana Margarida Fernandes and Tristan Reed.
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