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Sri Lanka is also isolated in the international community as it goes through a severe financial crisis. Western nations have come out against President Gotabhaya Rajapaksa’s declaration of a state of emergency to counter popular protests. Representatives from the United States, Britain, Canada and the European Union denied the allegations. You can see the video report.
This has raised concerns that the island’s efforts to overcome the crisis by borrowing from the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund will be hampered.