US team in Delhi to resume trade and tariff talks
New Delhi, September 15- The US trade team led by Assistant US Trade Representative for South and Central Asia Brendan Lynch was scheduled to land in New Delhi late Monday evening, and is set to engage with commerce ministry officials told Indian Express on Tuesday....
India and China recognise each other’s “strategic autonomy”
By P. K. Balachandran/Sunday Observer Colombo, September 14 – Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping who met on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in Tianjin on August 31, agreed to respect each other’s core interests, exercise strategic...
Pathfinder Foundation’s reprint of “Balawatharo and Balawatharaya Gadaladeniya Sannaya ” were released in Kandy
The Pathfinder Foundation undertook the reprint of the publication under the sponsorship of the Indian High Commission
Main problem is Indian illegal fishing, not possession of Katchatheevu
The fact that the Sri Lankan navy is arresting only those fishing illegally in Sri Lankan waters is covered up, glossed over, omitted or ignored
Trump targets Modi’s tycoons
Donald Trump’s administration is putting pressure oligarchs linked to Narendra Modi for trade leverage
India extends SLR 600 million Grant for construction of accident and emergency unit at District General Hospital, Mannar
Colombo, September 9- A Memorandum of Understanding on Construction of Accident and Emergency Unit at District General Hospital, Mannar, and Supply of Medical Equipment to the Unit, with grant assistance of SLR 600 million from Government of India was signed by the High Commissioner of India...
India’s role in China’s resistance to Japanese aggression
By P.K.Balachandran/Eurasia Review Colombo, September 7 – On September 3, China held a mammoth military parade displaying its armed might to commemorate the 80th.anniversary of its victory over Japanese aggressors in 1945. The Chinese Communist Party led by Mao Zedong and the Nationalists (Kuomintang) led...
Vijay’s demand and Dissanayake’s visit bring Katchatheevu issue to the fore again
By Veeragathy Thanabalasingham Colombo, September 7 – If Katchatheevu was a disputed territory between India and Sri Lanka, President Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s unannounced visit to the barren island last week (September 1) may have stirred up a controversy. But a visit by the President to...
Timely visit of Lankan President to Katchatheevu
By P.M.Amza/DailyFT Colombo, September 5 – On 1 September 2025, Sri Lanka’s President Anura Kumara Disanayake made an unannounced visit to Katchatheevu Island, a move that quickly reverberated across Colombo, Chennai, and New Delhi. While Katchatheevu has long been a settled matter in terms of...
Need to take forward Modi-Xi understandings reached at Tianjin
After the success of Modi’s China visit comes the hard part of following up. Two consequential issues playing along are the border talks and the India-US poker game over tariffs.
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