Why is Sri Lanka becoming a Big Power
W orldly attention receives from super powers makes Sri Lanka a big power in regional politics and beyond. Unlike in good old days, in modern information age has rendered traditional invaders are a dying bread – except may be regarding Taiwan, few pockets in Eastern Europe and in Africa. So, at the beginning of second quarter, into the twentieth century, we have no doubt that our fifty three times bigger neighbor will not set a foot in that direction regarding her southernmost neighbor due to this out of proportion attention her receives from super powers. With this sort of worldly attention, Sri Lanka needs to think worldly and big and act modestly, asserts Dr. Jayanath Colombage, a former Navy Commander and current Secretary to Foreign Ministry. I t has all being really a curst that Sri Lanka is a small island with small island mentality for all its known history. Legends of King Ravana and real events of King Parakramabahu, whom one went flying and other went sailing to neighboring