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Three ministers inducted into post-revolutionary Nepal cabinet
They are Rameshore Khanal as finance minister, Kulman Ghising as minister for energy, water resources and irrigation, and Om Prakash Aryal as minister for home affairs.
What Charlie Kirk’s assassination says about present-day America
It shows a resurgence of right-wing conservatism, incipient Left radicalism, growing rejection of inclusivism in a diverse society, and the persistence of the pernicious gun culture
Nepal is unlikely to mirror chaotic post-revolutionary Bangladesh
The underlying factor is the difference in the personality of the Nepalese Prime Minister Sushila Karki and the Bangladesh Chief Advisor Dr.Muhammad Yunus.
Sri Lanka Muslim Congress leader M.H.M. Ashraff and the course of Muslim politics
By D.B.S. Jeyaraj/Daily Mirror Colombo, September 15 – Mohammad Hussein Muhammad Ashraff, known to all M.H.M. Ashraff was one of the brightest stars to shine in the Sri Lankan political firmament. Ashraff’s charisma, political acumen, dedication and sterling qualities of leadership enabled the Eastern province...
South Asian popular uprisings topple three governments in three years
By Veeragathy Thanabalasingham Colombo, September 14 – In South Asia, popular uprisings have toppled three governments in three years. First, Sri Lanka’s “Aragalaya” people’s uprising in mid-2022 brought the Gotabaya Rajapaksa regime to an end. Second, in August 2024, the Bangladesh Uprising overthrew the government...
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...
Nepalese Prime Minister Oli’s ouster follows a recent pattern
In the recent past, suddenly erupting popular movements have ousted strong and well-entrenched South Asian leaders like Gotabaya Rajapaksa and Sheikh Hasina.
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
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