https://www.scmp.com/rss/506861/feed N. Sathiya Moorthy is Distinguished Fellow and head of the Chennai Initiative at the Observer Research Foundation, a multidisciplinary Indian public-policy think-tank, headquartered in New Delhi. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Wednesday’s parliamentary polls have reaffirmed Sri Lanka’s faith in the ruling Rajapaksa government. However, the electoral decimation of the United National Party (UNP), the nation’s “grand old party”, and the weakening of the Tamil National Alliance (TNA), have a message, especially for the West, which now has to rethink its Sri Lanka strategy. With the support of two Tamil allies who strategically contested alone, the Rajapaksa-led ruling Sri Lanka Podujana Party (SLPP) now has a total of... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/opinion/article/3096514/after-sri-lankas-parliamentary-polls-rajapaksas-have-their-job?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/opinion/article/3096514/after-sri-lankas-parliamentary-polls-rajapaksas-have-their-job?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 07 Aug 2020 11:00:25 +0000