Dr David Brewster, Senior Research Fellow at the National Security College, Australian National University, says that if Sri Lanka is to have a sustainable foreign policy, it cannot be “neutral” given its geographical proximity to regional power India.
In his...
its concluding observations at the sixth periodic review of the human rights situation in Sri Lanka, the Human Rights Committee (HRC) stressed the need for constitutional reforms to check the over-riding powers of the Executive over independent institutions.
It also...
According to the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs, in 2020, 281 million people, or 3.5% of the world’s population, were living outside their country of origin. They are the Diasporas or people dispersed from their Homeland.
Unlike the...
AHMEDABAD, India, March 23 (Reuters) - A lower court in India sentenced opposition leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday to two years in jail on charges of defamation for a 2019 speech in which he referred to thieves as having...
AHMEDABAD, India, March 23 (Reuters) - A court in India found opposition leader Rahul Gandhi guilty of defamation on Thursday for a speech he made in 2019 in which he referred to thieves as having the surname Modi, and...
At a meeting in Pretoria on Wednesday, the Sri Lankan Minister of Justice Wijedasa Rajapakshe and the Minister of Foreign Affairs Ali Sabry discussed with Rolf Meyer and Ivor Jenkins, the contours of the proposed Truth and Reconciliation Commission...
People who identify as gay in Uganda risk life in prison after parliament passed a new bill to crack down on homosexual activities.
It also includes the death penalty in certain cases.
A rights activist told the BBC the debate...
China’s President Xi Jinping has said he signed an agreement with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin bringing their ties into a “new era” of cooperation, as the two leaders called for “responsible dialogue” to resolve the Ukraine crisis.
“We signed...
A magnitude-6.5 earthquake rattled much of Pakistan and Afghanistan on Tuesday, sending panicked residents fleeing from homes and offices and frightening people even in remote villages. At least nine people died.
More than 100 people were brought to hospitals in...
IMF loan is crucial to unlocking funding from other creditors
Dollar bonds have returned 20% this year, top performer in EMs
Investors are betting that Sri Lanka will win final approval for about $2.9 billion bailout from the International...
On Monday, Sri Lanka received the IMF Executive Board’s approval for the Extended Fund Facility (EEF) - a four-year US$ 3 billion program to restore macroeconomic stability and debt sustainability while protecting vulnerable groups and safeguarding the country’s financial...
The International Criminal Court’s international arrest warrant against Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Commissioner for Children’s Rights, Maria Lvova-Belova, for deporting Ukrainian children to Russia could have unintended adverse geopolitical consequences for the US and Ukraine.
It could strengthen...
