Deshika Elapata
Deshika Elapata is SADF’s Research Assistant. She graduated with a Master’s Degree in International Relations with a specialisation in Global Conflict in the Modern Era, from the University of Leiden in The Netherlands. She also obtained a Bachelor of Science Degree in Social Science from the University of Tilburg and completed a semester abroad in Greece.
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Decolonising Peacebuilding in South Asia: Feminist Perspectives from Sri Lanka – Podcast S3E7
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SH88a7Iy0Y4
Who defines peace—and whose knowledge gets to count?
In this episode of the SADF Podcast, Tapas Kanti Baul and Natasha Fernando speak with Dr Chamindra Weerawardhana about what it means to decolonise peacebuilding in South Asia.
Drawing on Sri Lanka and the wider region, the discussion explores how peacebuilding has often...
Restoring Peace After Nepal’s Gen Z Uprising – Podcast S3E6
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8IBK8osc1os&t=3s
Nepal cannot rebuild democracy simply by rebuilding what was burned; it must rebuild trust.
In the aftermath of Nepal’s Gen Z uprising, the country faces a challenge that goes far beyond damaged institutions and political transition: how can a society marked by deaths, injuries, anger and profound mistrust begin to...
Bangladesh’s FY2026–27 Budget: Navigating Macroeconomic Rebalancing, Fiscal Consolidation, and Financial Sector Reforms — A...
Bangladesh’s FY2026–27 national budget is being formulated at a pivotal juncture, marked by heightened macroeconomic imbalances, constrained fiscal space, external sector pressures, and structural weaknesses across revenue administration and financial intermediation. In this context, the upcoming budget is expected to function not merely as an expenditure framework but as...