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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
A new Bollywood film is dividing opinions in India and Pakistan
Durandhar, a new Bollywood spy film is generating praise - and unease - in India and Pakistan for its contentious portrayal of the longstanding hostilities between the South Asian neighbours
India’s commitment to Sri Lanka is not just long-term, it’s forever, says envoy Santosh Jha
In the wake of Cyclone Ditwah, India again demonstrated its role as Sri Lanka’s first responder, swiftly mobilising relief efforts under the humanitarian framework of Operation Sagar Bandhu.
Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation touches a hundred on December 16, 2025
By Ruwini Jayawardana/Sunday Observer Colombo, December 14 – The Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation (SLBC) will be celebrating its 100th anniversary on Tuesday, December 16. This marks a full century since a simple radio experiment in Colombo grew into Asia’s oldest radio station and one of...
Trump downgrades India and drops Pakistan in his 2025 NSS
By P. K. Balachandran/Sunday Observer Colombo, December 14- US President Donald Trump’s National Security Strategy (NSS) for 2025 signals a decline in the importance of India as compared with the NSS he presented in 2017 during his first term. In 2017, Pakistan was severely castigated...
Income inequality is a factor in climate change says World Inequality Lab
By P.K.Balachandran Colombo, December 13- The various manifestations of climate change like nature’s fury and the economic and social disruptions it causes, are linked to inequalities both in the national and global social order, says the 2026 report of the World Inequality Lab (WIL). The...
Bangladesh still lacks a unified narrative on its independence movement
The absence of a consensus on the nation’s journey to independence could weaken national resolve to face of challenges both at home abroad.
54 years ago, India recognised Bangladesh as a sovereign nation, 10 days before liberation
By Pranay Verma /Daily Times of Bamngladesh New Delhi, December 10 -Maitri Diwas, observed on 6 December, stands as a powerful reminder of the deep historical ties between India and Bangladesh. Fifty-four years ago, on this very day, India recognised Bangladesh as an independent and...
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