India's World - Political Crisis In Sri Lanka

In this Episode of India's World focuses on Sri lanka political crisis and analyse rapidly changing
political scenario in Sri Lanka. ..... India closely following the political developments in Sri Lanka and
hoped that democratic values and constitutional process would be respected in the island nation. In
fast paced political developments, Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena suspended Parliament
and sacked Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe and naming Mahinda Rajapaksa as the new prime
minister. However, parliament's speaker refused to endorse Wickremesinghe's sacking as the prime
minister, even as Sirisena asserted that the appointment of Rajapaksa was in strict accordance with
the Constitution. Meanwhile Wickremesinghe sought an emergency session of Parliament to prove
his majority. Former president Rajapaksa was sworn in as the country's new PM. The political turmoil
came amid growing tensions between Sirisena and Wickremesinghe on several policy matters. The
political developments unfolded after Sirisena's broader political front UPFA announced that it has
decided to quit the

Anchor : Frank Rausan Pereira

Guest : -

Suresh K Goel, Former Diplomat

Dr. Sreeram Chaulia, Dean, Jindal School of International Affairs

Alok Bansal, Director, India Foundation