A Colombo-based Tamil hotelier of Indian Origin, Velusamy Muthuswamy, has announced the formation of a political party called “IlankaiBharatiya Janata Party” (IBJP) to further the cause of Sri Lankan Tamils in the field of education, sports and entrepreneurship.
He announced...
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...
According to Brazil’s president, the BRICS economic alliance is officially set to abandon the US dollar for trade settlements. Moreover, the development aligns with recent de-dollarization efforts embraced by the bloc. As they continue to promote the use of...
Boris Johnson has defied the normal rules of politics for so long, it is hard to believe he is actually going.
Scandals that would have sunk other politicians appeared to have no effect on him. He was always able to...
BANGKOK -- After nearly a decade in power, Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha marches into Sunday's general election seeking a fresh term as the standard-bearer for an active role for the military in Thailand's politics.
Prayuth's quest to soldier on, despite...
Colombo, June 16: Recent developments pertaining to Lakshadweep, an archipelago of 36 tiny islands 490 km off the coast of the South Indian state of Kerala, have thrown light on the strategic significance of the islands for India and...
Russian President Vladimir Putin has seized the opportunity to assert his nation's position in Eastern Europe at a time when the United States is both mired in domestic division and fixated on challenging China.
Tied down at home and abroad,...
Religious diplomacy is coming to the fore in the South Asian region. Buddhism and Hinduism have become key instruments of diplomacy in India-Sri Lanka relations.
Given the trend, it was not surprising that Sri Lanka's High Commissioner to India, MilindaMoragoda,...
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited
Lumbini, birthplace of Lord Buddha, on auspicious Buddha Purnima on 16 May 2022. He paid the visit at the invitation of Sher Bahadur Deuba, Prime Minister of Nepal, the Indian High Commission said on...
• A statement from the OIC and Pakistan PM Imran Khan’s intercession in the context of the UNHRC session triggered the policy change.
• Gazette amending the earlier decision issued on Thursday night
Late on Thursday, February 25, the Sri Lankan...
NEW DELHI, March 13 (Reuters) -
India has asked banks and traders to avoid using Chinese yuan to pay for Russian imports, three government officials involved in policy making and two banking sources said, because of long-running political differences with...
Both the UNP and the UPFA-SLPP combine are readying themselves for a grand showdown on the political front. The former flexed its muscles, on Tuesday, by bringing large crowds to Colombo in protest against the appointment of former President...
