Sri Lankan Tamil parties urge India to press Colombo to hold provincial elections
By Veeragathy Thanabalasingham Colombo, December 28 – As usual, Sri Lankan Tamil political parties met the Indian External Affairs Minister Subramaniam Jaishankar last week at India House in Colombo and requested him to exert pressure on the Sri Lankan government to hold elections to the...
India and Sri Lanka – Partnership without dependence in the Indian Ocean
By Mohamed Ali Sabry/Daily Mirror Colombo, December 25 – Debate within Sri Lanka about India’s role in the island’s recent past and present is neither new nor unusual. As India has emerged as one of Sri Lanka’s most consequential partners during moments of economic distress...
Reuters says by 2026 end, India will be contemplating its next leader
By Sritama Bose/Reuters Mumbai, December 24 (Reuters Breakingviews) – India will start to contemplate its next leader. By the end of 2026, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be halfway through his third five-year term. The 75-year-old’s tenure has delivered a strong and pro-business government for...
22 Years of Indian Space Wonders: A Chinese Journalist’s Front-Row View of ISRO
(Chinese journalist Tang Lu has reported from India and Sri Lanka for many years)
World Bank says Ditwah inflicted damage to the tune of US$ 4.1 billion on Sri Lanka.
By P.K.Balachandran Colombo, December 24 – The total damage wrought by Cyclone Ditwah in Sri Lanka in November-December was to the tune of US$ 4.1 billion, equivalent to 4% of the country’s GDP in 2024, says the World Bank’s Global Rapid Post-Disaster Damage Estimation(GRADE) report...
India gives reconstruction package of USD 450 million to Sri Lanka.
Talks between the Indian External Affairs Minister S.Jaishankar and Sri Lanka counterpart Vijithja Herath centred around how expeditiously this commitment can be delivered
Killing of young Islamist icon sends Bangladesh into a convulsion
Following the assassination of Sharif Osman bin Hadi mobs torched liberal media institutions and cultural organisations
Points to ponder on privatisation of nuclear power sector in India
While there is an urgent need to step up power generation and to encourage private and foreign participation in the nuclear power sector, there are financial, liability and safety issues to consider
UNSC was a major battle ground for Bangladesh’s liberation
Bangladesh’s war of independence was fought on the ground, in the diplomatic arena across world capitals, and in the UN Security Council, with all three venues seeing intense action.
Is India playing a cat and mouse game with China in Bay of Bengal?
Frequent cancellation of announced Notices to Airmen (NOTAM) in the Bay of Bengal gives rise to speculation as to whether India is playing a cat and mouse game with China in that strategic area
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