Throughout the post-independence history, Sri Lanka continued to miss the development
opportunities that it had sum of which were, unique opportunities that most of the other Asian
countries did not have. Whatever the way we analyze to ascertain why Sri Lanka turned back
when there were opportunities, they all could be melt down into two things – policies and
politics! With all due respect and gratitude politicians and administrators to for ending the twenty
five year long civil war, they should not forget the fact that now there is a luxury bus waiting for
Sri Lankans to get in, which we should not miss.