Implications of the dispute over Chagos Islands for Indian Ocean
By P.K.Balachandran/The Daily Times of Bangladesh Colombo, February 10 – The revived Maldives-Mauritius dispute over the Chagos Islands and surrounding waters carries major implications for Maldivian domestic politics and broader Indian Ocean geopolitics, involving the US-led Western alliance, India, and China. Maldivian President Dr Mohamed...
Cricket across firelines – renewed South Asian solidarity in a fragmenting moment
By P M Amza/Colombo Telegraph Colombo, February 10 -Cricket in South Asia has long occupied a space far beyond the boundaries of sport. It is cultural memory, emotional identity, and a form of diplomacy that often succeeds where formal political mechanisms fail. Through periods marked...
Pakistan to play T20 World Cup match against India, Pakistan govt announces
Islamabad, February 9 (Dawn) – Pakistan celebrates after the dismissal of Netherlands’ Max O’Dowd during the 2026 ICC Men’s T20 Cricket World Cup group stage match between Pakistan and the Netherlands at the Sinhalese Sports Club Ground in Colombo on February 7. — AFP The...
Geopolitical fallout of the Maldives-Mauritius dispute over Chagos Islands
The issue resonates in the internal politics of the Maldives and upsets geopolitical relations in the Indian Ocean involving the US-led Western alliance, India and China
Former Indian civil servants urge Supreme Court to take suo motu action against Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma for his hate speech against Bengali speaking Muslims
Sarma has urged Assamese to “give trouble” to Bengali speaking Muslims to drive them out of Assam and India
ICC asks PCB the reason for invoking Force Majeure to boycott India game
Dhaka, February 8 (ESPNcricinfo) – The ICC has asked the PCB to explain in detail the reasoning behind an invocation of the Force Majeure clause in their boycott of the India clash at the T20 World Cup on February 15. ESPNcricinfo understands the PCB sent...
Unrepentant Sri Lankan communist “Shan” Sanmugathasan and his perceptions of LTTE and JVP.
By D.B.S.Jeyaraj Colombo, February 7 – Nagalingam Sanmugathasan known to many as ‘Shan” and/or “Comrade Shan” was a dynamic leader produced by the leftist movement in Sri Lanka. “Comrade” Shan was arguably the last great Maoist of Sri Lanka. His name was spelled in English...
India’s 2026-27 budget gives a fillip to local industry in the midst of global disruptions
By P.K.Balachandran/Sunday Observer Colombo, January 8 – India’s national budget for 2026-27, presented to parliament on February 1 by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, announced higher infrastructure spending and measures to support domestic manufacturing amidst rising global uncertainties created in a large part by the weaponisation...
Canada to sell US$ 2 billion worth of uranium to India over the next decade
Deal will help India reach its nuclear power production target of 100 gigawatts by 2047
The Maldives’ Chagos gamble – stoking Trump’s fire to warm its own pot?
Beyond the Geopolitical Bluster- Decoding President Muizzu’s high-stakes dash for sovereign leverage amidst an April debt deadline and a rising tide of nationalism.
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