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Congress questions Modi govt after Hegseth confirms US sub sank IRIS Dena in Indian Ocean
'At least 80 people killed in US submarine strike on Iranian warship in Indian Ocean,' Sri Lanka’s deputy foreign minister told local media
How the Indian hoi polloi see the Iran-Israel war
By Bharati Chaturvedi/Facebook New Delhi, March 2 – We have an Israeli neighbour. Even though we have never seen him, we know he is popular because he hosts parties where Punjab politicians or officials with heavily armed security guards show up. This is high drama...
Tamil Nadu’s veteran communist leader who died aged 101 was peerless
By Veeragathy Thanabalasingham Colombo, March 4 – An editorial in the Tamil Nadu daily Dinamani the day after the passing of R. Nallakannu—the veteran leader of the Indian Communist movement was titled, “Who is left like him now…” Following his demise at age 101 at...
Trump’s ex-defence adviser predicts US exiting Middle East
P.K. Balachandran/The Daily Times of Bangladesh Colombo, March 4 – Col Douglas Macgregor, who was an adviser to the US Secretary of Defence in the first Trump administration, said in a video interview with Norwegian political scientist Glenn Diesen that the Iran war is going...
South Asian countries have struggled to have relations with Israel
By P.K.Balachandran/Daily News Colombo, March 3 – Countries in South Asia, barring Nepal, have had severe problems establishing ties with Israel. It wasn’t easy to shed their anti-imperialist and anti-colonial commitments and reconcile to the stubborn reality of Israel – a key player in the...
“Tamil and Tamil Nadu are our life, and it is our duty to save them” Chief Minister MK Stalin celebrating his 73rd Birthday.
By, D.B.S.Jeyaraj Colombo March 1 – Tamil Nadu state chief minister and Dravida Munnetra Kazhagham leader MK Stalin celebrated his 73rd Birthday today(March 1st). Dtalin has been the Tamil Nadu chief minister from May 2021. Elections to the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly will be held...
Modi and Netanyahu strike “lasting alliance against Islamic terrorism”
Modi describes Israel as “a protective wall against barbarism.”
Netanyahu proposes India-Israel “Iron alliance” to defeat ‘extremist Islam’
Jerusalem, February 25 (AFP) – Speaking in the Israeli parliament on Thursday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that India and Israel will build an “iron alliance” of countries in the face of extremist Islam.” The Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is currently in Israel...
Jamaat-i-Islami, the new and potent entity in Bangladesh
By P.K.Balachandran/Sunday Observer Colombo, February 22 – In the Bangladeshi parliamentary elections, held on February 12, an Islamic party, the Jamaat-i-Islami, won more than 22.5 million votes or 31.76% of the votes cast, and finished second, with 69 seats. The Student-Led National Citizens’ Party (NCP)...
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