Sri Lanka: How a feudal culture and absence of meritocracy bankrupted a nation

Jul 22, 2022 12:02 am

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Nepotistic values

Demonstrators stage a protest against Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe at Presidential Secretariat in Colombo on July 20, 2022. A sullen crowd reacted to the election of Sri Lanka's new president with disappointment on July 20, near the protest camp where they last week celebrated chasing his predecessor into exile. Arun SANKAR / AFP

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