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The Incident Record
Rec.

What Happened.
On The Record.

Major incidents, controversies and delivered outcomes under the current government, each labelled by evidence strength: a confirmed failure is not an allegation, an allegation is not guilt, and positive outcomes sit in the same record as failures. Records without a citable source are among those held out of publication. How the labels work · How the records connect

70 published records

by evidence class
Confirmed
17
Policy shortfall
8
Disputed
19
Allegation
11
Positive
8
Context
7

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4 results · Foreign Policy

DisputedControversy2025Very high attention

India defence MoU secrecy controversy

Sri Lanka and India signed a defence-cooperation MoU; the inability or unwillingness to disclose its contents generated sustained transparency criticism.

Foreign Policy·2025Full record →
Disputed2025Very high attention

Trincomalee Buddha-statue dispute

Removal/reinstallation and security handling of a Buddha statue in Trincomalee became a national ethnic and political controversy; ITAK accused the government of majoritarian retreat.

Foreign Policy·2025Full record →
DisputedPolitical debate2026High attention

Neutrality debate during Iran conflict

Commentary questioned whether Sri Lanka's security relationships with the US, India and others were consistent with its stated neutrality during the Iran conflict.

Foreign Policy·2026Full record →