Civilizational twins: India and Sri Lanka seek to forge a future based on trust
The bond is rooted in shared civilizational values and contemporary imperatives. In fact, the two countries are described as “civilizational twins.”
Modi’s visit to Sri Lanka – Shifting context in South Asia in beyond
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be visiting Sri Lanka from April 4 to 6 to consolidate and strengthen economic and strategic ties with the southern neighbour in the context of challenges that New Delhi is facing in Sri Lanka and other South Asian countries.
US bans government personnel in China from having romantic or sexual relations with Chinese citizens
Four people with direct knowledge of the matter told about the policy, which was put into effect by departing US Ambassador Nicholas Burns in January shortly before he left China.
War-time rights violations and accountability back in the forefront of Sri Lankan politics
There is a danger of UK sanctions reviving strident nationalism without ameliorating human rights
Economist Razeen Sally makes a case for a ‘stronger’ India-Sri Lanka FTA
By T. Ramakrishnan/The Hindu Chennai, April 3 With Prime Minister Narendra Modi planning to visit Sri Lanka shortly, economist-writer Razeen Sally, who served as an adviser to Ranil Wickremesinghe during 2015-17 when the latter was Prime Minister of Sri Lanka, has called upon India to...
India comments on treatment of Hindus in Bangladesh but must know its treatment of Muslims has repercussions: Debapriya Bhattacharya
Bangladeshis believe that New Delhi bears collateral responsibility for sustaining Sheikh Hasina’s rule, says the distinguished Bangladeshi economist.
Unmarked vans, secret lists,public denunciations – American police state has arrived.
Those of us who have lived in countries terrorized by a secret police force can’t shake a feeling of dreadful familiarity.
As Bangladesh reinvents itself, Islamist hard-liners see an opening
Dhaka rejects new York Times report
Gananath Obeyesekere, social anthropologist with a breath taking vision
With his wide range of interests, inter-disciplinary approach and rich field data, the Late Dr.Obeyesekere raised the bar for Sri Lankan and global anthropologists
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