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[…]The post War On China? – VI: India & The US: Forward Policy & The Brzezinskian Project appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- War On China? – III: Pivot To East (Category: Breaking News)
- To Be Or Not To Be (A US Military Base) (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka’s Past Is Prologue For China (Category: Breaking News)
- For Sri Lankans Who Are In Limbo Due To China & America Conflict (Category: Breaking News)
Russia has blocked the adoption of a joint declaration by a United Nations conference on nuclear disarmament. The Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, which is reviewed by its 191 signatories every five years, aims to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons. Russia objected to a draft text citing “
- Russian rocket strike on Ukrainian train station kill 22 (Category: Breaking News)
- One third of Pakistan under water (Category: Breaking News)
- Powerful storms wreak havoc in Europe (Category: Breaking News)
- Ukraine retakes 6,000 sq km from Russia (Category: Breaking News)
For the international community, these ought to be particularly anxious times. Not only are East-West polarities widening; they are taking on new military dimensions that could render the world an increasingly dangerous place to live in, unless contained swiftly. In Eastern Europe, for example, things could only get worse. The Russian ‘special military operation’ in […]
- North-South links firming in face of Chinese challenge (Category: Breaking News)
- Proxy wars make unsettling comeback (Category: Breaking News)
- East-West rift deepens amidst increasing multipolarity (Category: Breaking News)
- ‘Containment Theory’ returns to West’s ties with East (Category: Breaking News)
External Affairs Minister of India, Dr. S. Jaishankar said on Thursday that the relationship between India and China was going through an “extremely difficult phase” after what Beijing had done at the border and emphasised that the Asian Century would not happen if the two neighbours could not join hands.The post India has done its best to assist Sri Lanka – Jaishankar appeared first on ONLA...
- ‘The next time you want to take a holiday, go to Sri Lanka’ – Jaishankar to Indians (Category: Breaking News)
- India did more for Sri Lanka than IMF – Jaishankar (Category: Breaking News)
- Jaishankar conveys India’s commitment to increase investment flows to Sri Lanka to hasten econom... (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka expects financing assurances from China for IMF deal within days (Category: Breaking News)
India says it is prepared to support Sri Lanka to secure a deal with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Indian External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar said that India had done the best of its abilities to assist Sri Lanka. “This year alone India had extended $3.8 billion of support to Sri Lanka, including line of credits […]
- India tells world of support given to Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- India says it has supported the entirety of Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Jaishankar says India helping Sri Lanka cope with crisis (Category: Breaking News)
- India tells IMF to clear the path for Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
ByShamindra Ferdinando Sri Lanka hadn’t been able yet to convince Russia to resume Aeroflot flights and tourists from there to Sri Lanka suspended in the wake of the detention of SU 289 at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) on the afternoon of June 02, authoritative sources said. Sri
- Consultant surgeon suggests airlifting of patients to NHSL from far-flung areas for emergency su... (Category: Breaking News)
- J’pura campus surrounded by Army like ‘uncleared area’ - SU (Category: Breaking News)
- Buddhist traditions guide our approach to economic and social policy making: President at MDG Su... (Category: Breaking News)
Chinese troops will travel to Russia to take part in joint military exercises that will start at the end of the month, Beijing’s defence ministry has said.Last month, Moscow announced plans to hold “Vostok” (East) military drills from August 30 to September 5, saying some foreign forces
- China, Taiwan play high-seas ‘cat and mouse’ as drills wrap up (Category: Breaking News)
- China fires missiles in ‘unprecedented’ drills around Taiwan (Category: Breaking News)
- China, India call for negotiated way out of Ukraine war (Category: Breaking News)
- China top military paper warns of armed confrontation over seas (Category: Business)
” Sri Lanka cannot do without IMF’s support. Having declared its inability to service its foreign debt, Sri Lanka is struggling to reach a consensus with lenders and the IMF. Two of Sri Lanka’s major creditors, India and China, locked horns over a port visit by a Chinese ship. Sri Lanka should be wary of […]
- Yuan Wang 5 triggers a moot point of contentious politics between India and Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Chinese ship visit: Sabry contradicts Defence Ministry (Category: Breaking News)
- German research ship allowed Sri Lanka port call after Chinese-protest led clarification (Category: Breaking News)
- Lanka and India in ‘meeting of minds’ over security (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Ripples In The Indian Ocean: Yuan Wang 5 & Easter Sunday 2019 appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Pelosi’s Pivot As Cold War & Colonialism Rebound: Blue-Greenwash In The Indian Ocean (Category: Breaking News)
- The Easter Attacks & A Game Of Thrones: The Master Mind, A Cover Up Investigation & AI (Category: Breaking News)
- Channel 4’s Easter Sunday: The IMF Descends Amid An Over The Horizon Operation Staring ‘Sonic-So... (Category: Breaking News)
- A Staged Default & Sovereign Bond Debt Trap? IMF’s Spring Meetings Amid Hybrid Cold War (Category: Breaking News)
By Uditha Devapriya Divided from the Indian subcontinent, yet also deeply connected to it, Sri Lanka has never had an opportunity of forging and shaping a foreign policy of its own. The high point of its foreign relations, under the three Bandaranaike administrations over a period of 20 years, did signal an effort, and a […]
- Sirisena boasts of his successful foreign policy to current rulers (Category: Breaking News)
- Crashing economies and the South’s narrowing foreign policy options (Category: Breaking News)
- Relevance of Non-alignment or ‘dynamic neutrality’ to SL’s foreign policy (Category: Breaking News)
- Russian Diplomats’ Day – history, present plans (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Purchasing Power Parity appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Child’s Guide To Currency Board Systems: Steve Hanke’s Crusade For Currency Boards (Category: Breaking News)
- Russian Presidential Election Results (Category: Breaking News)
- Next Round: Ranil Versus The JVP (Category: Breaking News)
- National Council’s Economic Stabilisation Report Is A Welcome Sign (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post The Aragalaya & Morality appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Why I Don’t Support The Aragalaya (Category: Breaking News)
- Ranil-Gota Twosome: One Gone, The Other Is Acting Up (Category: Breaking News)
- Futility Of Transforming A Nation Built Over A Political Cesspit (Category: Breaking News)
- Saying No To Authoritarian Governance (Category: Breaking News)
One person has been killed after blasts rocked a military base in Crimea, the head of the Russia-appointed regional administration there said. Sergei Aksyonov wrote on social media that the blasts had taken place at the Saky military base near Novofedorivka on the peninsula’s western coast
- Twin blasts kill 100 in Somalia (Category: Breaking News)
- Two blasts kill 28 in Balochistan day before Pakistan election (Category: Breaking News)
- Twin bomb blasts near Iran general Qasem Soleimani’s tomb kill 73 – state TV (Category: Breaking News)
- Russia blocks nuclear treaty agreement over Ukraine reference (Category: Breaking News)
President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s two years in office – a period of unprecedented political turmoil, uncertainty and further deterioration of Parliament – should be thoroughly examined. In fact, the UNP, with the support of the then President Maithripala Sirisena, paved the way for Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s candidature, at the 2019 presidential election, by blocking Mahinda Rajapaksa’s path […...
- Sri Lanka’s foreign policy dilemma (Category: Breaking News)
- Destabilisation project: ACBC inquiry underway (Category: Breaking News)
- Ranil reveals bid to get rid of him while GR was fleeing to Trinco on board SLNS Gajabahu (Category: Breaking News)
- Shocking claim in House: Bandula reveals how sugar importers, their henchmen trapped Prez (Category: Breaking News)
The World Food Programme (WFP) is seeking donor support to reach 3.4 million people in Sri Lanka with food and nutrition assistance as nearly a quarter of Sri Lanka is facing food shortages for millions.Sri Lanka’s worst economic crisis since independence is spinning off a “serious food crisis,” says the World Food Programme Representative and […]
- Rice paid for by Australia delivered here (Category: Breaking News)
- US funded fortified rice shipments begin arriving at Colombo Port (Category: Breaking News)
- UN warns situation here likely to worsen (Category: Breaking News)
- UN issues dire warning of food insecurity in SL (Category: Breaking News)
India expects bilateral trade worth $8-9 billion with Russia and Sri Lanka in the next two months after it allowed international trade in rupees, India’s trade secretary said.The post India expects $8-$9 Billion bilateral trade with Russia, Sri Lanka in two months appeared first on ONLANKA News
- India expects $8-$9 bn bilateral trade with Russia, Sri Lanka in two months (Category: Breaking News)
- Indo-Lanka trade booms in Delhi’s favour (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka, India to sign power grid linking pact within two months – envoy (Category: Breaking News)
- India and Sri Lanka set eyes on clinching CEPA soon - Hindu (Category: Breaking News)
the implications of Russia’s aggression against Ukraine and Sri […]
- EU tells President to focus on GSP, IMF, human rights (Category: Breaking News)
- India holds talks with SLPP dissident MPs (Category: Breaking News)
- Sanath Jayasuriya discusses tourism with Indian envoy (Category: Breaking News)
- Samarasinghe briefs President Joe Biden (Category: Breaking News)
US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s current controversial visit to Taiwan is bound to aggravate East-West tensions, besides having the effect of further straining US-China relations. Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan, the first in more than two decades by any top US administration official to China’s breakaway province, is bound to be viewed as a blatant affront […]
- Proxy wars make unsettling comeback (Category: Breaking News)
- East-West rift deepens amidst increasing multipolarity (Category: Breaking News)
- ‘Containment Theory’ returns to West’s ties with East (Category: Breaking News)
- China, India call for negotiated way out of Ukraine war (Category: Breaking News)
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