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As cyclone impact unfolds, Sri Lanka braces for daunting recovery
Cyclone Ditwah has caused at least 479 confirmed deaths, with over 350 people still missing, marking it as one of Sri Lanka’s worst disasters since the 2004 tsunami
US and China will benefit from cooperation,not conflict
By Christopher M. Schroeder/Subtrack I went to China last month for the first time in six years. I was there at the invitation of a fascinating group that includes CEOs from China and America to meet in Beijing. But this was also an excuse to...
Blouquets and brickbats for Lankan leaders on cyclone relief
By Sanjana H/Facebook Colombo, December 1 – President Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s address to the nation after Cyclone Ditwah, on the evening of 30 November 2025, was posted to his official accounts on YouTube, and Facebook generating 430, and 240 comments respectively (at the time of...
Tejas crash in Dubai raises questions about fighter jet’s reliability
Ajai Shukla/The Diplomat New Delhi, December 1 – On November 21, an Indian Air Force (IAF) test pilot was killed in the Dubai Air Show 2025, while landing a Tejas light combat aircraft (LCA) at the end of a flight demonstration. This was the Tejas...
Accountability in Sri Lanka’s flood relief work
By P.M.Amza/DailyFT Colombo, December 4 – Sri Lanka is once again confronted with the harsh realities of nature’s fury. Cyclone Ditwah, intensified by days of relentless monsoon rains, has left the country grappling with a humanitarian emergency of vast proportions. Over 450 lives have been...
JVP General -Secretary Tilvin Silva’s encounters with different Tamil diaspora groups in London
By D.B.S.Jeyaraj/Daily Mirror. Colombo, December 2 – The Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) or People’s Liberation Front,founded and led by Rohana Wijeweera is not the same party of which Anura Kumara Disanayake is the current leader .For one thing the party is no longer a ‘lone...
Europe and Russia use Indian media to push their clashing Ukraine narratives
By P.M. Amza Colombo, December 3 – With Putin’s New Delhi visit approaching, competing Western and Russian narratives are occupying India’s media space. A fierce debate has taken place in the pages of The Times of India—between the envoys of the United Kingdom, France and...
Sri Lanka’s friend in need India continues to provide disaster relief
Colombo, December 3 -India continues to expand its humanitarian assistance to Sri Lanka under Operation Sagar Bandhu, with extensive air, sea, and ground operations delivering urgent relief to communities affected by Cyclone Ditwah. The relief consignment brought to Trincomalee on 01.12.2025 by INS Sukanya of...
Cyclone Ditwah and India-Sri Lanka relations: playbook for diplomacy in the neighbourhood
By Milinda Moragoda/Hindustan Times Colombo, December 3 – Cyclone Ditwah struck Sri Lanka with devastating force. This prompted the government to request international assistance. India responded within hours I vividly remember boarding the then INS Vikrant — formerly HMS Hercules — with my father during...
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