By P.K.BalachandranColombo, December 20:
The Ram temple issue which has divided India between the Hindu nationalistic right wing and the secular left wing for years, has no spawned a split in the Hindu nationalist camp itself. Prime Minister Narendra...
Beijing proposes extensive schemes for the “joint development” of the Blue Economy of the “China-Indian Ocean Region”
By P.K.Balachandran Colombo
17 December 23
In opposition to the traditional practice of using the term “Indian Ocean” for the sea stretching from the Bay...
The temptation to link the Maldivian absence to either the Indian troop withdrawal or the Muizzu leadership continuing with the pre-poll demand for revisiting the international maritime border with the host, Mauritius, or both was inescapable in certain circles
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Though the issue of targeting Sikh separatists in North America has brought the issue into the open, India’s bid to exercise independence and autonomy has been irritating the US which is looking for an unquestioning geopolitical ally.
P.k.Balachandran - Colombo
December...
AUTHOR - Viraj Madusanka Dias Sooriyaarachchi
PUBLISHED IN: Geopolitical Introduction
The economic landscape of nations is significantly shaped by foreign direct investment (FDI), a vital driver for development, technological innovation, and global integration. The foreign direct investment (FDI) trajectories of India...
By P.K.Balachandran
Colombo, December 7:
Global revenue from arms sales had plunged in 2022 due to the failure of the US arms industry to meet orders, says the international arms monitor Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), in its latest report.
In...
By P.K.Balachandran
Colombo, November 30:
Sri Lankan Malays, who are Muslims, had, for at least two centuries, drawn inspiration from the Hindu epic Ramayana to overcome the traumas of exile to Ceylon from their native Java in the Indonesia archipelago.
The...
By Tang Lu
India has a large population and is one of the fastest- growing economies in the world. But when it comes to developing competitive sports, with the exception of cricket which is popular across the country, India has...
In an apparent bid to fish in the troubled waters of Sri Lanka, pro-Tamil Tiger forces in Tamil Nadu and the Diaspora, have come out with the claim that Tiger Supremo Velupillai Prabhakaran, who was killed by Sri Lankan...
On January 12 the Tamil Nadu State Assembly unanimously adopted a resolution urging the Indian government to immediately implement the long-pending “Sethusamudram project” envisaging a canal cut through the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Bay to facilitate ship...
The six times prime minister trounced his two opponents, Dullas Alahapperuma and Anura Kumara Dissanayake by a 52 seat majority.
Pollsters had forecasted a neck to neck contest between Wickremesinghe, who was acting president after former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled...
