Scholars have pointed out that Sri Lanka has an army far too big for its size and population, and has a military that is ill-suited to meet the new strategic needs. It is further noted that, despite this assessment,...
Three years after the Galwan Valley skirmish, India and China have agreed to step up efforts for the disengagement of troops and de-escalation of tensions along the Line of Actual Control (LAC). The development came after a conversation between...
Colombo, November 1:
Bangladesh, as indeed the rest of South Asia, is at a crossroads. Parliamentary elections are due in January 2024 in which Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina of the Awami League is seeking a fourth consecutive term as Prime...
The new Maldivian President, Dr.Mohamed Muizz, who is generally branded as pro-China, has indicated that he will follow a balanced policy on India and China and avoid identifying himself entirely with one or the other regional power.
A perusal...
True or not, in every other South Asian country, including India, prevailing perceptions indicate that foreign policy is increasingly being driven by domestic politics and popular expectations, especially during poll time
N Sathiya Moorthy
8 January 2024
Beginning with Bangladesh on Sunday,...
But food consumption continues to be “well below” the pre-crisis period
By P.K.Balachandran
The Special Report of the FAO/WFP Crop and Food Security Assessment Mission (CFSAM) to Sri Lanka said in its report dated May 25, 2023, that the “food insecurity...
Taliban officials call for urgent help as rescuers try to save people trapped in debris in the wake of a magnitude 6.3 earthquake in Herat province.
The death toll from powerful earthquakes in western Afghanistan is estimated to be 2,000,...
Responding to questions from the media about China’s position on restructuring debts vis-à-vis Sri Lanka, the Chinese embassy here said on Thursday that in April this year Chinese financial institutions reached out to the Sri Lankan side and expressed...
By P.K.Balachandran
Colombo, March 5:
The carnage being perpetrated by Israel in Gaza may not be hot button issue in the Arab countries, though the slaughter is taking place at their very doorstep. And the Global South, barring South Africa,...
By P.K.Balachandran
Colombo, December 11: With volunteers from Sri Lanka and Nepal joining the Russian or Ukrainian armies for money, the use of foreign mercenaries in war has again come under the international spotlight. Earlier, the Russian Wagner Group was...
The Sri Lankan Tamil parties have sent a letter to the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking his help to establish a Federal Constitution in Sri Lanka in place of the present unitary one on the plea that the...
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Violence: Haryana witnessed violent clashes between two groups in Mewat Nuh, near Gurugram. Police said that the fight started after Vishwa Hindu Parishad's 'Brij Mandal Jalabhishek Yatra' was stopped by a group of young men near Khedla Mod in...
