Uditha Devapriya

Uditha Devapriya is a writer, researcher and analyst. He currently serves as the chief international analyst at Factum, an Asia Pacific-focused foreign-policy think tank in Colombo.

Sri Lanka’s complex dance of Sinhala and Tamil nationalist politics

With mainstream Sri Lankan parties feeling compelled to pander to Sinhala Buddhist voters, Tamil-led parties have been pushed to take more hardline positions to address Tamil voters’ frustrations - historically and today

By Uditha Devapriya

/ 30 Jul 2024

Sri Lanka’s complex dance of Sinhala and Tamil nationalist politics

How the IMF bailout is changing Sri Lanka’s foreign policy

The recent IMF bailout package has significantly shifted Sri Lanka’s foreign policy with major players such as China, India and the United States, though such shifts do not seem to bode well for its people

By Uditha Devapriya

/ 30 Mar 2023

How the IMF bailout is changing Sri Lanka’s foreign policy

A Southasian filmmaker unlike any other: On Sumitra Peries, pioneering Sri Lankan film auteur

The past several decades of Southasian cinema have introduced technicolour spectacle, summoning vivid evocations of romance, action and history. This is one of the biggest film industries in the world,

By Uditha Devapriya

/ 19 Apr 2022

A Southasian filmmaker unlike any other: On Sumitra Peries, pioneering Sri Lankan film auteur