Modi’s relationship with G7 had soured, but efforts are on to mend fences.
By P.K.Balachandran/Maldives Republic Colombo, June 8 – Canada, the current chair of G7, had inordinately delayed an invitation to the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to attend the group’s summit to be held from June 15 to 17 in Alberta. The inordinate delay gave rise...
An eyewitness account: India’s ‘Parippu’ drop on 4 June 1987
By Sugeeswara Senadhira Colombo, June 6 (The Morning) – Three years ago, in June 2022, Indian Naval Ship (INS) Gharial arrived with a consignment of food, medicine and kerosene for distribution to the people of Sri Lanka. This welcome humanitarian gesture from the people of...
Impact of Pakistan-Turkiye-Azerbaijan axis on Eurasian geopolitics
By P.K.Balachandran/Daily News Colombo, June 3 – The axis linking Pakistan, Turkiye and Azerbaijan has been in existence for some time. But it assumed salience in the Indian Subcontinent only during the May 7 to 10 India-Pakistan war triggered by a terror strike in Kashmir...
Emerging trends in drug trafficking in the South Asian region –a Sri Lankan perspective
A paper by Pathfinder Foundation of Colombo
Hasina charged with July uprising crimes
This marks the first formal judicial proceeding against Hasina for crimes against humanity since her ouster in August 2024
Ban on Awami League will have consequences
By Raji Krishna/The Citizen Colombo, May 30 – On Saturday, May 10, the Yunus government banned all activities of the Awami League under the Anti-Terrorism Act until the trial of the party and its leaders is completed. Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Adviser to the...
China-Pakistan-Afghanistan axis begins to bear fruit
Afghan Taliban Commander declares Pakistan Taliban’s terrorism in as violations of Shariat
Hamidullah presents credentials to Indian President Murmu
New Delhi, May 29 (The Daily Times of Bangladesh) – The newly appointed High Commissioner of Bangladesh to India, Ambassador M. Riaz Hamidullah, formally presented his credentials to the President of India, Droupadi Murmu, at a ceremonial event held at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi...
India isn’t replacing China in iPhone manufacturing
By Mao Keji/Global Times Beijing, May 28 – When Apple CEO Tim Cook told investors earlier this month that iPhones sold in the US would soon be made in India, the comment shocked the global manufacturing world. After two decades of “Designed in California, Made...
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