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How the Iran conflict is reshaping shipping and exposing Sri Lanka’s freight vulnerabilities
By Camelia Nathaniel/Daily News Colombo, March 16 – The escalating conflict involving Iran in the Middle East is reverberating across global shipping lanes, triggering higher freight rates, rising insurance costs and growing uncertainty across international supply chains. For Sri Lanka, an island nation whose economy...
Need to rethink on moon sighting method In Sri Lanka
By P M Amza/Colombo Telegraph Colombo, March 22 – The recent controversy on social media—particularly within Tamil-language platforms—surrounding the declaration of Eid in Sri Lanka has once again brought into sharp focus a recurring tension within Muslim societies: the balance between traditional moon sighting and...
Iran’s “horizontal escalation” blunted US-Israeli air power, says Chicago expert
By P.K.Balachandran/Sunday Observer Colombo, March 22 – If the Gulf States and European nations are refusing to join the US in its fight against Iran, and are opting for restraint and diplomacy instead, it is not because the American campaign is unjust or a violation...
Shadow of the US-Iran war will fall on India’s presidency of BRICS
In addition to the inhospitable external environment, BRICS is divided by rivalries, animosities and contradictory alliances
Sri Lanka and India dodge the US dragnet with a mix of firmness and tact
By P.K.Balachandran Colombo, March 21 – With a mix of tact and firmness, Sri Lanka and India recently dodged US attempts to drag them into the ongoing US-Iran war. Both countries refused to bow to America’s demand that the stranded Iranian naval vessels and their...
Sri Lanka and Qatar and Sri Lanka stand together in challenging times
Doha (Qatar), March 20 (The Peninsula) – Sri Lankan Ambassador to Qatar H E Sithra Khan Azard, has expressed deep appreciation to Qatar’s leadership for ensuring the safety and well-being of the Sri Lankan community in the country during the ongoing tensions in the Gulf...
Sri Lanka refused to bow to US demands on Iranian vessels
“We want to maintain our neutrality despite many pressures. We won’t give in, ” Dissanayake said.
US envoy Sergio Gor may have asked Sri Lanka not to send the Iranian vessel and sailors back
The US envoy’s sudden dash to Sri Lanka has touched off speculation about the mission’s intent.
What a prolonged US-Iran war can do to the politics of the region
By P.K.Balachandran/Daily News Colombo, March 17 – Given the trend in the last few days, the deadly US-Iran war is not ending any time soon. Its intensity has only increased, and its canvas has only widened since the first US-Israeli air strike on Iran on...
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