In this Episode of India's World focuses on the political situation in Sri Lanka after the Supreme Court overturned Sirisena’s decision to dissolve parliament on Dec 11, 2018 halting preparations for snap polls on Jan 5, 2019 Sri Lanka’s president accused newly reappointed Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe of corrupt leadership in a scathing speech on Dec 16, 2018 in which he voiced doubts about their ability to work together and signaled the 2-month political crisis is far from resolved..It initially indicated an end to the constitutional impasse, but Sirisena’s speech is a sign of more acrimony, possibly leading to early parliamentary elections. A new Cabinet is expected to be sworn in soon.

Guest: K P Fabian, Former Diplomat,
: K V Prasad, Associate Editor, The Tribune,
: Prof. S D Muni, Foreign Affairs Expert,

Anchor: Frank Rausan Pereira

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