Srilanka, Sept. 27 -- Government ministers are being flayed on social media for actions that run counter to the positions they professed while in the opposition before last year's presidential and general elections. The left-leaning, JVP-led political force, the National People's Power (NPP), was once a harsh critic of the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Yet, upon assuming office, the NPP decided forthwith to keep the IMF programme intact as initiated by the previous administration - a decision that carries merit under the circumstances.
Still, the NPP government faces fire for the current stark contrast with its earlier rhetoric. Even countries with communist rule, such as Vietnam and China, now follow economic models driven largely by...