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Comparing special military operation in Ukraine with the presence of the limited contingent of the Soviet Army in the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan is not correct. If the author of the article “‘Containment Theory’ returns to West’s ties with East” in The Island of 18 May does some serious research of the pre-military period of […]
- ‘Containment Theory’ returns to West’s ties with East (Category: Breaking News)
- Proxy wars make unsettling comeback (Category: Breaking News)
- Ukraine, EU to hold summit on February 3 in Kyiv (Category: Breaking News)
- Defence Ministry affirms no legal deployment of military to Russia or Ukraine amid reports of in... (Category: Breaking News)
Zamir Kabulov, the Russian Presidential Envoy to Afghanistan, said that the Taliban’s participation in the Kazan Forum “absolutely did not mean” its recognition from Russia. The Russian envoy also said that the UN Security Council does not sanction the Taliban delegation that participated in the Russia-Islamic World Kazan forum event. The Taliban delegation, prohibited in […]
- Biden called Putin to discuss his ‘malign actions,’ Navalny, Psaki says (Category: USA, New York)
- Biden called Putin to discuss his ‘malign actions,’ Navalny, Psaki says (Category: USA, New York)
- Biden called Putin to discuss his ‘malign actions,’ Navalny, Psaki says (Category: USA, New York)
- Biden called Putin to discuss his ‘malign actions,’ Navalny, Psaki says (Category: USA, New York)
India has done more for Sri Lanka than the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Union Minister for External Affairs Dr S Jaishankar, has told the Indian Express. The IE story, filed from Ahmedabad, said: The Modi government, he [Jaishankar] underlined, is working on developing an “extended neighbourhood” that involves islands in the Indian Ocean, Gulf countries and […]
- JVP Leader in India on invitation extended by Indian government (Category: Breaking News)
- India assures continued support for SL at Creditors’ Committee along with Japan and Paris Club (Category: Breaking News)
- Chinese ship visit: Sabry contradicts Defence Ministry (Category: Breaking News)
- Asian Century will not happen if China and India could not join hands – Jaishankar (Category: Breaking News)
India has done more for Sri Lanka than the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Union Minister for External Affairs Dr S Jaishankar said. The Modi Government, he underlined, is working on developing an “extended neighbourhood” that involves islands in the Indian Ocean, Gulf countries and nations in South-East Asia. “What we are also trying to do […]
- India, Sri Lanka passenger ferry service launched after 40 years (Category: Breaking News)
- Modi says India greatly sensitive to Sri Lanka’s needs (Category: Breaking News)
- India’s prudence towards Sri Lanka further consolidates the “neighbourhood first” policy of Prim... (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lankan born pioneer of location-tracking technology in King’s honours list (Category: Breaking News)
Russia has carried out a new massive drone attack on Ukraine’s capital Kyiv. Kyiv’s mayor Vitaliy Klitschko said a man died when drone wreckage fell near a petrol station. A woman was injured. Overall, Russia launched a record 54 so-called kamikaze drones on Ukrainian targets, 52 of which were shot down, Ukraine’s Air Force reported. […]
- Rishi Sunak visits President Zelensky in Kyiv as he pledges £50m in aid (Category: Breaking News)
- Zelensky denies Ukraine attacked Putin or Moscow (Category: Breaking News)
- Zelensky wants Xi Jinping meeting following China’s peace plan (Category: Breaking News)
- Wave of explosions hit Ukraine (Category: Breaking News)
India has done more for Sri Lanka than the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Union Minister for External Affairs Dr. S. Jaishankar stressed on Saturday.The post India did more for Sri Lanka than IMF – Jaishankar appeared first on ONLANKA News - Sri Lanka Latest Breaking News and Live Updates - Sri Lanka News.
- Jaishankar conveys India’s commitment to increase investment flows to Sri Lanka to hasten econom... (Category: Breaking News)
- India exceptional in helping neighbourhood including Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- India has done its best to assist Sri Lanka – Jaishankar (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka’s creditors must take proactive steps to facilitate its recovery: Jaishankar (Category: Breaking News)
China sought to forge closer economic and security ties with its Central Asian neighbours on Friday as the US and its allies met next door to build a common strategy to curb Beijing’s challenge to the Washington-led world order. Chinese President Xi Jinping rolled out the red carpet for his counterparts from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan in […]
- Have China’s central and eastern European trade ambitions reached the end of the line, and will ... (Category: Breaking News)
- Why China’s new spying law has foreign firms scratching their heads, scrambling like a ‘scared m... (Category: Breaking News)
- US military slams Chinese warship’s ‘unsafe and unprofessional’ manoeuvres in Taiwan Strait (Category: Breaking News)
- Can China fix youth unemployment woes with military recruitment drive? (Category: Breaking News)
Ireland’s embassy in Beijing has not removed visible displays of support for Kiev on its premises, despite the Chinese government’s request that all foreign embassies remove what it referred to as “politicized propaganda” on the exteriors of their buildings. Ireland’s Department of Foreign Affairs has insisted that it will continue to display “visual reminders...
- China refuses to condemn Russia’s Ukraine invasion during G20 deadlock (Category: Breaking News)
- China opens embassy in Maldives ahead of key summit (Category: Business)
- Nepal’s new Pokhara airport on China’s BRI radar: Report (Category: Breaking News)
- China unaware of Lanka’s monkey business (Category: Breaking News)
Bangladesh will get global recognition of the “1971 genocide” which was committed by the Pakistan army in 1971, a former member of the Dutch Parliament and human rights activists Harry van Bommel said on Sunday, reported Bangladesh Sangbad Sangsta (BSS). “Even if it takes a hundred years to get global recognition of the Armenian Genocide, […]
- In a first, Resolution tabled in US for declaring Pak army action in Bangladesh during 1971 as ‘... (Category: Breaking News)
- US lawmakers introduce legislation to declare Pak actions in B’desh liberation war as “genocide” (Category: Breaking News)
- Call grows for global recognition of 1971 Bangladesh genocide by Pakistan (Category: Breaking News)
- 50 years later: Documentary reveals Bangladesh’s forgotten genocide (Category: Breaking News)
By Y P Prakash A generator unit at The Norochcholai Power Plant recently suffered another breakdown, as reported by the Minister of Power and Energy, Kanchana Wijesekera, in a tweet. The Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) had informed him about the breakdown in unit 3 of the Norochcholaipower plant. Unit 3 was scheduled for major overhaul […]
- Unit 2 of Norochcholai power plant suffers breakdown (Category: Breaking News)
- Unit 3 of Norochcholai Power Plant inoperative due to Breakdown – Minister assures no Power Cuts (Category: Breaking News)
- Another breakdown at Norochcholai coal power plant (Category: Breaking News)
- Chinese-built coal power plant and associated technical and environmental issues (Category: Breaking News)
Russia said it scrambled an Su-27 fighter jet to “prevent violations of the state border” by two United States Air Force strategic bombers flying over the Baltic Sea. Russia’s Defence Ministry said in a statement on Tuesday that the military had prevented any border violation by the US planes and “the flight of the Russian […]
The economic crisis has placed Sri Lanka among the 20 poorest countries in Asia. A report published on Insider Monkey noted that while Sri Lanka is classified as a developing country, it is currently facing an economic crisis characterized by the devaluation of its currency, increasing inflation, and a humanitarian emergency caused by a severe […]
- China-Sri Lanka trade agreements ‘speed up’ amidst debt restructuring negotiations (Category: Breaking News)
- Myanmar will be middle income nation if reforms stay on track – ADB study (Category: Business)
- Current phase of global recovery and implications for Sri Lanka (Category: Business)
- Pakistan investors invited (Category: Breaking News)
As the G7 leaders sent a strong message to Russia by inviting Volodymyr Zelensky to Hiroshima, another rival was also on their minds - China.
[…]The post April & May – Images From Two Months appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- What Is To Be Done? – Anura Kumara Dissanayake (Category: Breaking News)
- Colombo – Burning In The Sun, Drowning In The Rain (Category: Breaking News)
- Playing The Fiddle While The Country Burns! (Category: Breaking News)
- An Incident At Independence Square (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Elections Season & JVP/SJB Options appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Iran-Israeli Tit For Tat, India’s Vote Marathon & Lanka’s Long Election Eve (Category: Breaking News)
- Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s Accomplishments & Challenges (Category: Breaking News)
- India’s Election Timetable & Sri Lanka’s Deadlock Elections (Category: Breaking News)
- National Reconciliation, Criminal Accommodation & Election Juggling (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Liberal Or Edible Economics: Global Disorder Worst In A Century appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Liberalism, capitalism & The Hungry Masses: “Edible Economics” Will Need To Restrain Choices (Category: Breaking News)
- Trump-Ramasamy Ticket GOP’s Best Bet In 2024; US Events Will Affect The Whole World (Category: Breaking News)
- Why Yuan Can’t Replace Dollar As The Global Currency (Category: Breaking News)
- Why Yuan Can’t Replace Dollar As The Global Currency (Category: Breaking News)
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s arrival at the G7 summit comes a day after winning long sought access to advanced US fighter jets and training for Ukrainian pilots. His surprise appearance in Japan follows shortly after he welcomed as “historic” Biden’s decision to allow Ukrainian pilots to train to fly F-16 fighters. Until now the Biden […]
- Sri Lanka seeks details on medical students ‘rescued from Russian captivity’ in Ukraine (Category: Breaking News)
- Ukrainian Sex Workers Arrested (Category: Breaking News)
- Brothers arrested in U.S. human smuggling case (Category: Canada, Ontario)
- President orders probe into notification issued by Department of Immigration and Emigration (Category: Breaking News)
tokyo – Japan adopted a new five-year ocean policy on Friday that calls for stronger maritime security, including bolstering its coast guard’s capability and cooperation with the military as China grows increasingly assertive in regional seas. The new Basic Plan on Ocean Policy adopted by Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s Cabinet also says Japan must accelerate […]
- In bid to counter China, US ramps up effort to boost military ties in Asia (Category: Breaking News)
- India offers assistance to Sri Lanka’s Coast Guard Force (Category: Breaking News)
- Chinese military raises tensions everywhere it goes (Category: Breaking News)
- News of China’s Radar Base in Sri Lanka raises serious questions about its foreign policy (Category: Breaking News)
While delivering his remarks at the MIREX, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Dominican Republic, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said that India’s each engagement has its own particular weight and focus. Whether it is the United States, Europe, Russia or Japan, India is trying to ensure that all ties advance without seeking exclusivity. […]
- State of border with ‘big neighbour’ China is “still abnormal,” says Jaishankar (Category: Breaking News)
- “Land boundary pact with Bangladesh reduces terrorism in India’s northeast part” (Category: Breaking News)
- ASEAN: Jaishankar discuss border peace, tranquillity with Chinese diplomat (Category: Breaking News)
- Relations with China will not be normal until issues from 2020 faceoff resolved: EAM Jaishankar (Category: Breaking News)
In a vital sense history could be considered as having come full circle in the Ukraine theatre. For those sections of international opinion that began to look upon military invasions of one country by another as things of the past, the brutal invasion of Ukraine by Russia came as a rude awakening. Power bloc rivalries […]
- Security risks on the rise from intensifying ‘New Cold War’ (Category: Breaking News)
- Russian Ambassador clarifies (Category: Breaking News)
- Proxy wars make unsettling comeback (Category: Breaking News)
- East-West tensions heighten and take on new dimensions (Category: Breaking News)
The symbolism will be palpable when leaders of the world s rich democracies sit down in Hiroshima, a city whose name evokes the tragedy of war, to tackle a host of challenges including Russia s invasion of Ukraine and rising tensions in Asia.
Sri Lanka Atomic Energy Board says the first nuclear power plant can be built on the island by 2032 with technical support from Russia, if all things go as planned.
The Picturesque region of Kashmir is gearing up to host the prestigious G20 Summit for the first time in its history. The event, which will take place from May 22 to 24 at the SKICC on the banks of the famous Dal Lake in Srinagar, is expected to have a positive impact on the tourism […]
- G20 delegates dance at Tourism Working Group event in West Bengal’s Siliguri (Category: Breaking News)
- G20 summit in Srinagar: A signal Kashmir is open for business (Category: Breaking News)
- Alleged ringleader talks about G20 arrest (Category: Canada, Ontario)
- 3rd probe into alleged G20 assault ordered (Category: Canada, Ontario)
[…]The post Global Technological Developments & How Sri Lanka Should Reframe Its Growth Strategies appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Colombo University Business Economic Summit 2024: Keynote Address (Category: Breaking News)
- Presentation At Webinar Hosted By NSF: Technology & Sri Lanka’s Future (Category: Breaking News)
- Presentation At Webinar Hosted By NSF: Technology & Sri Lanka’s Future (Category: Breaking News)
- Presentation At Webinar Hosted By NSF: Technology & Sri Lanka’s Future (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post 75 Years On: The Shameful Legacy Of The ‘Palestinian Nakba’ Continues! appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Partial West & Shameful Muslim Leaders Complicit In Israel’s War Crimes In Gaza (Category: Breaking News)
- Merely Focussing On Hamas Attacks – Missing The Wood For The Trees! (Category: Breaking News)
- Middle East Conflict: Why We Should Support Israel? (Category: Breaking News)
- Gazan Fire Fuelled By Western Genocide Enablers With A Scrambled Moral Compass! (Category: Breaking News)
Pope Francis has told Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky he is constantly praying for peace after the two met privately at the Vatican. The pontiff also stressed on the urgent need to help “the most fragile people, innocent victims” of the full-scale invasion launched by Russia last year. Zelensky earlier met Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni […]
- ‘I’m still alive’ jokes Pope as he leaves hospital (Category: Breaking News)
- Pope Benedict XVI: Lying in state at the Vatican begins (Category: Breaking News)
- Former Pope Benedict XVI dies at 95 (Category: Breaking News)
- Pope condemns human ‘hunger for wealth and power’ at Christmas Eve Mass (Category: Breaking News)
by Rex Clementine Our leaders have so much to learn from Mrs. Sirimavo Bandaranaike, who was Prime Minister three times having become the first female PM in the world in 1960. During the height of the cold war, with several countries showing alliance with either the US or Russia, she sensibly adopted a non-aligned […]
- Egg imports- Pakistan rebuts Sri Lankan official s statement on bird flu (Category: Breaking News)
- Decision on Asia Cup venue postponed to March 2023 (Category: Breaking News)
- Asia Cup schedule announced (Category: Breaking News)
- Powerful earthquake felt in Afghanistan, Pakistan, India (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Beyond The Myth Of TINA To The IMF: The New Development Bank In The Asian 21st Century appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Channel 4’s Easter Sunday: The IMF Descends Amid An Over The Horizon Operation Staring ‘Sonic-So... (Category: Breaking News)
- Alternatives To The IMF & The Future Of The Welfare State: Beyond The Blame Game Between Superpo... (Category: Breaking News)
- IMF, Sri Lanka’s Resource Curse & Privatization Of The Central Bank (Category: Breaking News)
- A French Spring Amid IMF Mission Creep: Ranil Tangoes In Paris As Macron Pivots To BRICS (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Inflation, Interest Rate & Imperialism appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- IMF Forecasts & Systemic Crisis (Category: Breaking News)
- RW’s National Policy & National Council (Category: Breaking News)
- Politics Of Easter Investigation In A Wriggling Economy (Category: Breaking News)
- Political Buddhism & Corruption: The Unholy Twins (Category: Breaking News)
India regained the top inbound market for Sri Lanka’s tourism market after six months as about 20,000 Indian tourists arrived in the island nation in April 2023.The post India back as top Sri Lanka inbound tourism market appeared first on Sri Lanka Breaking News and Top Headlines - ONLANKA News.
- India back as top Sri Lanka inbound tourism market (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka looks to adventure travel to attract ‘quality’ tourists and help rebuild economy (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka approves visa-free entry for tourists from 07 countries (Category: Breaking News)
- Tourist arrivals in November first half top 27,000 (Category: Breaking News)
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