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Blueprint for making Indo-Lankan relations “special”

The Sri Lankan High Commissioner-designate to India, Milinda Moragoda, has submitted to President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, a detailed blueprint for making Sri Lanka-India relations a “special” one marked by “inter-dependence, mutual respect and....Continued

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“Delta Is A Warning”: WHO Sounds Alarm As China Sees Big Covid Surge In Months

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Proceed with caution: Is Sri Lanka’s Approach to Import Substitution Sensible? – A Pathfinder Perspective

In the immediate aftermath of the onset of the Covid19 pandemic and the unprecedented health and economic crises it unleashed, there was a widespread backlash in sentiment against globalisation and open economic....Continued

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