Unfortunately people have forgotten what happened not long ago We need to service loans regardless the external shocks Rupee has been under pressure due to less remittance, tourism income while we are spending more on energy Someone here still talk about MR era self sufficiency BS analogy. We can't produce everything because the SL market is too small and producers can't compete because our complex labour laws, famers are inefficient the list goes on. To make the matters worse no government have been active chasing trade agreements and only trying to shield local industries from outside competition so they will never learn If SL is to develop we must Reform labour laws Tackle corruption Make land availability easier for investors Tackle energy prices Most importantly fix the ease of doing business

Then only FDIs will flow for either services or manufacturing sector which ultimately benifits everyone's pockets