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Agora conducts independent, evidence-based research on the economic, political, technological and strategic questions shaping Sri Lanka, South Asia and the wider world.
We follow the evidence wherever it leads.
Agora’s research programme will develop progressively around interconnected areas of economics, geopolitics, governance, business, technology and leadership.
Central banking, public finance, trade, growth, productivity and economic reform.
Explore Research →South Asia, China, India, ASEAN, the Middle East, the United States and strategic affairs.
Explore Research →Public administration, electoral reform, judicial independence and anti-corruption.
Explore Research →Enterprise, investment, competitiveness, markets and the business environment.
Explore Research →Artificial intelligence, technological change, innovation and emerging risks.
Explore Research →Executive education, policy forums, leadership and youth development.
Explore Research →An examination of the structural reforms, productivity improvements and investment required to create sustainable long-term growth.
View Project →Examining the strategic, economic and diplomatic implications of changing power relationships across the Indian Ocean.
View Project →Research into institutional design, accountability, public administration and effective governance.
View Project →Exploring how artificial intelligence may transform government, public services, productivity and institutions.
View Project →to public impact.
Agora’s research process is designed to combine intellectual independence with methodological rigour and practical relevance.
Identify important questions that deserve serious investigation.
Collect evidence, analyse data and examine competing explanations.
Test assumptions through debate, peer review and independent scrutiny.
Translate findings into research, policy recommendations and public dialogue.
“Research should not end on a bookshelf. It should enter the conversation.”
Agora seeks to make research useful to people responsible for making decisions — policymakers, business leaders, institutions and citizens.
Our work therefore combines rigorous analysis with accessible communication, ensuring that complex questions can be understood beyond academic circles.
Where appropriate, research will be translated into policy briefs, public lectures, data visualisations, executive discussions and recommendations.
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