NEW DELHI: Unprecedented developments in Sri Lanka inevitable in the face of everyone’s fierce wrath against Rajapaksa Leading experts on strategic issues in India talk about handling the economic crisis.
At the same time, they said the economic situation is unlikely to improve significantly just because of the President Gotabaya Rajapaksa decided to resign, paving the way for the formation of an all-party government.
On Saturday, President Rajapaksa announced he would step down on July 13, hours after thousands of angry protesters stormed his official residence and appointed Prime Minister. Ranil Wickremesingheprivate house on fire.
Wickremesinghe also said he would resign.
“This has become inevitable. Popular sentiment has turned against the Rajapaksas. They lost political capital,” said Ambassador Ashok K. Kantha told PTI.
Kantha, who served as India’s High Commissioner to Sri Lanka from 2009 to 2013, said there was a “fairly strong political need and consensus” for Rajapaksas to step down.
Prime minister Mahinda Rajapaksabrother of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, resigned on May 9 after massive anti-government protests rocked Sri Lanka.
Ambassador G Parthasarathy, who has served as India’s special envoy to several countries including Myanmar and Pakistan, said the uproarious events in Colombo were a reflection of “public anger”.
“They didn’t target any other diplomatic missions or organizations. It was very carefully targeted and shows results when a coalition government is forming,” he said.
Kantha said Sri Lanka doesn’t have the luxury of time because the economic crisis is “unprecedented” and it won’t go away just because Gotabaya Rajapaksa is stepping down.
“I think the new government has to step in at the earliest and try to deal with the crisis,” he said.
Ambassador Parthasarathy criticized Western powers for not supporting Sri Lanka in the hours of crisis while pouring billions of dollars in assistance to Ukraine.
He praised India for its generous support to Sri Lanka.
Another veteran diplomat, Ashok Sajjanhar, blamed the Rajapaksa brothers’ “arrogance” for the current crisis in Sri Lanka.
Mr. Sajjanhar told PTI: “The developments in Sri Lanka are disturbing and worrying. I think the Sri Lankan leadership, especially President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, should have decided to leave the scene much earlier.” .
“Even now he is dragging. Why did he say that he will resign on July 13? What is the sanctity of July 13? He should go immediately and clean up. way for the formation of an all-party government at the earliest,” he said.
Regarding India’s response to developments in Sri Lanka, Ambassador Kantha described it as “balanced and carefully constructed”.
In its first response to the great political turmoil in Colombo, India on Sunday said it stands with the people of Sri Lanka in their aspirations for prosperity and progress through democratic means, values, established institutions and constitutional frameworks.
“India stands with the people of Sri Lanka as they seek to realize their aspirations for prosperity and progress through democratic means and values, and established institutions,” said Foreign Ministry spokesman Arindam Bagchi. constitution setting and framework”.
At the same time, they said the economic situation is unlikely to improve significantly just because of the President Gotabaya Rajapaksa decided to resign, paving the way for the formation of an all-party government.
On Saturday, President Rajapaksa announced he would step down on July 13, hours after thousands of angry protesters stormed his official residence and appointed Prime Minister. Ranil Wickremesingheprivate house on fire.
Wickremesinghe also said he would resign.
“This has become inevitable. Popular sentiment has turned against the Rajapaksas. They lost political capital,” said Ambassador Ashok K. Kantha told PTI.
Kantha, who served as India’s High Commissioner to Sri Lanka from 2009 to 2013, said there was a “fairly strong political need and consensus” for Rajapaksas to step down.
Prime minister Mahinda Rajapaksabrother of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, resigned on May 9 after massive anti-government protests rocked Sri Lanka.
Ambassador G Parthasarathy, who has served as India’s special envoy to several countries including Myanmar and Pakistan, said the uproarious events in Colombo were a reflection of “public anger”.
“They didn’t target any other diplomatic missions or organizations. It was very carefully targeted and shows results when a coalition government is forming,” he said.
Kantha said Sri Lanka doesn’t have the luxury of time because the economic crisis is “unprecedented” and it won’t go away just because Gotabaya Rajapaksa is stepping down.
“I think the new government has to step in at the earliest and try to deal with the crisis,” he said.
Ambassador Parthasarathy criticized Western powers for not supporting Sri Lanka in the hours of crisis while pouring billions of dollars in assistance to Ukraine.
He praised India for its generous support to Sri Lanka.
Another veteran diplomat, Ashok Sajjanhar, blamed the Rajapaksa brothers’ “arrogance” for the current crisis in Sri Lanka.
Mr. Sajjanhar told PTI: “The developments in Sri Lanka are disturbing and worrying. I think the Sri Lankan leadership, especially President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, should have decided to leave the scene much earlier.” .
“Even now he is dragging. Why did he say that he will resign on July 13? What is the sanctity of July 13? He should go immediately and clean up. way for the formation of an all-party government at the earliest,” he said.
Regarding India’s response to developments in Sri Lanka, Ambassador Kantha described it as “balanced and carefully constructed”.
In its first response to the great political turmoil in Colombo, India on Sunday said it stands with the people of Sri Lanka in their aspirations for prosperity and progress through democratic means, values, established institutions and constitutional frameworks.
“India stands with the people of Sri Lanka as they seek to realize their aspirations for prosperity and progress through democratic means and values, and established institutions,” said Foreign Ministry spokesman Arindam Bagchi. constitution setting and framework”.
