Colombo, Jan. 28 -- Sri Lanka's foreign policy has often been slammed for its lack of consistency, but rarely have such sentiments been voiced by those in power.

Recently, Prime Minister Harini Nireka Amarasuriya acknowledged these shortcomings, stating, "We do not seem to have a coherent foreign policy; every minister comes in, and they tend to take unilateral decisions, and the government tends to take unilateral decisions -- not based on any kind of coherent policy; that's something we really need to change."

However, critics argue that the current administration has not taken important steps to address this issue. A report from the Centre for Strategic Studies in Trincomalee highlights concerns over the government's foreign policy d...