Battered & bruised: Lanka’s hard choices

The debt-ridden island nation is coming to grips with harsh new realities.The result is a shortage of petrol, diesel and kerosene. Food prices have skyrocketed; hospitals are running out of drugs. Can Ranil Wickremesinghe, the new prime minister, deliver?

from mint - Politics The debt-ridden island nation is coming to grips with harsh new realities.The result is a shortage of petrol, diesel and kerosene. Food prices have skyrocketed; hospitals are running out of drugs. Can Ranil Wickremesinghe, the new prime minister, deliver?