India’s military campaign in East Pakistan began on December 3, 1971 and ended on December 16, with the surrender of 93,000 Pakistani troops and the creation of the independent State of Bangladesh. But the politico-military campaign did not start...
China had raked up the issue of Arunachal Pradesh, which it calls “Southern Tibet”, by violating the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in the Tawang sector. In the clash that followed the incursion, 20 Indian soldiers and a much...
A wave of layoffs have hit the beleaguered American media industry as several major companies, including CNN, BuzzFeed and Gannett, have laid off hundreds of workers in recent weeks citing economic volatility and uncertainty.
The job losses are the first...
Government policies and administrative structures had a critical role to play in the management of the COVID-19 pandemic in Sri Lanka and India, says a study by a group of Sri Lankan and foreign scholars.
The group comprised Wilfried Swenden,...
Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe will be meeting the Tamil parties of the North and Eastern Provinces on December 11 to find a solution to the longstanding Tamil issue.
Perhaps due to pressure from India and the West, plus the...
China has reduced the severity of the lockdowns and other restrictions associated with the bid to rid the country of COVID-19 through its Zero-COVID policy. But it is unlikely to give up the lockdowns entirely or even substantially, despite...
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Dollar-strapped Sri Lanka is pinning its hopes on a still-elusive $2.9 billion International Monetary Fund bailout before it starts rebuilding its usable foreign reserves, the head of the country's central bank told Nikkei Asia in a recent exclusive interview.
"Once...
Colombo, November 30: Following a rash of protests across cities and campuses against the Xi Jinping government’s harsh Zero-COVID regimen, there are indications that the restrictions will be moderated taking local conditions into account. South China Morning Post reported...
Despite criticisms both inside and outside the House, the Sri Lankan parliament on Thursday passed a high defence and national security budget amounting to US$ 1.46 billion for 2023. It was passed by a majority of 81 votes, with...
The “Sharm el-Sheikh Implementation Plan” adopted on November 20 at the UN Climate Change Conference (COP27) has said that a transformation to a low-carbon global economy will need investments of least USD 4 to 6 trillion a year.
In a...
(Bloomberg) -- Pakistan ordered an investigation into an alleged leak of confidential tax documents after an online news portal published a report about army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa’s family amassing property worth billions of rupees during his term...
‘We are looking into the feasibility of giving farmers air rifles and rubber bullets’, said Gunadasa Samarasinghe who took over recently as Secretary to the Ministry of Agriculture. ‘The idea is not to kill the animals but to chase...
