Verité Research is an independent interdisciplinary

think tank A think tank, or policy institute, is a research institute that performs research and advocacy concerning topics such as social policy, political strategy, economics, military, technology, and culture. Most think tanks are non-governmenta ...

providing strategic analysis and advice for governments and the private sector in

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. Its main research divisions are

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, politics, law, and media. Based in

Colombo Colombo ( ; si, කොළඹ, translit=Koḷam̆ba, ; ta, கொழும்பு, translit=Koḻumpu, ) is the executive and judicial capital and largest city of Sri Lanka by population. According to the Brookings Institution, Colombo m ...

, Sri Lanka its clients include multinational firms, multilateral agencies, diplomatic missions, government agencies, and civil society actors. It was founded in 2010 by its Executive Director, Dr. Nishan de Mel, a former senior Sri Lankan policy maker.

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Research institutes in Sri Lanka Think tanks based in Sri Lanka {{SriLanka-stub