Pakistan showcases its rich Buddhist past
November 30, 2021
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By: P.K. Balachandran
Colombo: The remnants of the Gandhara Buddhist civilization in Pakistan are a sight to behold, not just for Buddhist pilgrims but also for art lovers....
Search for true multilateralism brings India, China and Ru...
November 29, 2021
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By: P.K. Balachandran
Colombo: Search for true multilateralism, issues in climate change and COVID management, have brought India, China and Russia together. The three coun...
The politics of Biden’s democracy Summit
November 27, 2021
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By: P.K. Balachandran
Colombo: The “Democracy Summit” that US President Joe Biden is organizing on December 9 and 10 (in the virtual mode), is ostensibly meant...
Will New Delhi provide succor to struggling Sri Lanka?
November 24, 2021
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By: P.K. Balachandran
Sri Lankan Finance Minister Basil Rajapaksa.
Colombo: Sri Lankan Finance Minister Basil Rajapaksa is planning to visit New Delhi at the earli...
Diminishing electoral prospects made Modi repeal controver...
November 21, 2021
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By: P.K. Balachandran
Poor electoral performance in the recent by- elections, and diminishing prospects in the 2022 elections, had made Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi...
Sri Lanka’s budget aims at winning back alienated voters
November 16, 2021
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By: P.K. Balachandran
Sri Lankan Finance Minister Basil Rajapaksa.
Sri Lankan Finance Minister Basil Rajapaksa’s maiden budget presented to parliament on Friday,...
Cracks appear in China-Sri Lanka relations
November 9, 2021
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By: P.K. Balachandran
Relations between Sri Lanka and China were excellent between 2010 and 2015 when the pro-China Mahinda Rajapaksa was President. During this period, Chi...
Sri Lankan government has never been in such a mess
November 5, 2021
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By: P.K. Balachandran
Gotabaya Rajapaksa came to power through the November 2019 Presidential election with a thumping majority. His party, the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna...
New US envoy to Lanka might press Colombo to cooperate wit...
October 27, 2021
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By: P.K. Balachandran
Julie Chung.
Julie Chung, who is slated to take over as US Ambassador to Sri Lanka, will implement President Joe Biden’s key foreign policy...
The disruptive potential of AUKUS
October 24, 2021
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By: P.K. Balachandran
Johnson, Morrison and Biden.
The trilateral security partnership between Australia, UK, and US, known by the acronym AUKUS, is meant to uphold pe...
India and Sri Lanka should not take the fishing dispute li...
October 23, 2021
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By: P.K. Balachandran
Captured Indian bottom trawler in Sri Lankan waters.
The Indo-Sri Lankan dispute over poaching by Tamil Nadu bottom trawlers in the north Sri...
Swedish study of governments reveals “viral” growth of aut...
October 18, 2021
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By: P.K. Balachandran
Police repression in India.
Democracy had declined sharply across the globe in 2020, says the recently released 5th., Annual Democracy Report of...
Afghanistan sinks into poverty as nations haggle over reco...
October 15, 2021
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By: P.K. Balachandran
Afghanistan is one country in the world which seems destined not to savor independence, peace and prosperity. Currently, it is sinking further into po...
Sri Lanka in India’s embrace!
October 14, 2021
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By: P.K. Balachandran
Gen.Naravane writing in the visitors’ book at the Army HQ.
India and Sri Lanka now appear to be shedding doubts and reservations about...
BJP’s communalism is weakening India’s foreign relations:...
October 11, 2021
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By: P.K. Balachandran
Shyam Saran and Shivshankar Menon at a discussion on India-China relations.
Top flight former Indian diplomats and experts in various fields have...
Indian Foreign Secretary’s visit helped plug gaps in India...
October 9, 2021
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By: P.K. Balachandran
India-Sri Lanka relations, which appeared to be stuck in the doldrums while China’s influence over the island nation seemed to be surging, are n...
Australia seeks intelligence cooperation with Sri Lanka
September 22, 2021
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By: P.K. Balachandran
Australian Foreign Minister Marise Payne.
The Foreign Ministers of Sri Lanka and Australia met on the eve of the 76th Session of the United Natio...
Recent decisions raise doubts about America’s reliability...
September 21, 2021
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By: P.K. Balachandran
Two recent decisions of the United States, one on Afghanistan and the other on the supply of nuclear submarines to Australia, have raised the question...
Sri Lanka builds bridges with the West in course correctio...
September 20, 2021
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By: P.K. Balachandran
Kerawalapit Power Station.
Sri Lanka appears to be building bridges with the US and other Western nations, reflecting a growing awareness of two...
Sri Lanka pledges cooperation with UN on ethnic reconcilia...
September 15, 2021
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By: P.K. Balachandran
Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Prof. G.L. Peiris.
The Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Prof. G.L. Peiris told the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) on...
Human rights situation has seen a marked deterioration, sa...
September 13, 2021
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By: P.K. Balachandran
Fabián Salvioli
The Special Rapporteur on the promotion of Truth, Justice, Reparation and Guarantees of Non-Recurrence, Fabián Salv...
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Although the elections just held in four States and one Union Territory in India were provincial, they had immense national importance because national issues and national conditions impinged on them...
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