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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.
[…]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)
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
- ‘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)
[…]The post Beyond The Myth Of TINA To The IMF: The New Development Bank In The Asian 21st Century appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Debt Restructuring As Rocket Science: The IMF, Green, Blue & Pink-Washing BlackRock? (Category: Breaking News)
- 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)
[…]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)
Japan welcomed the coordinated debt restructuring program for Sri Lanka. Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki acknowledged the higher risks faced by low- and middle-income nations concerning debt vulnerabilities amid the COVID-19 pandemic and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. He welcomed the recent
- Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki to visit Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Japanese Finance Minister calls for talks on Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Japan puts preconditions to support Sri Lanka’s debt issue (Category: Breaking News)
- Japan finance minister says he discussed debt restructuring progress with Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky has denied his country carried out an alleged drone attack on the Kremlin, which Russia says was an attempt on President Vladimir Putin’s life. “We don’t attack Putin or Moscow. We fight on our territory. We are defending our villages
- China’s Xi to meet Putin in Moscow next week (Category: Breaking News)
- Putin signs Ukraine annexation laws amid military setbacks (Category: Breaking News)
- Hundreds arrested as Russian draft protests continue (Category: Breaking News)
- UN condemns Russian invasion of Ukraine ahead of anniversary (Category: Breaking News)
The Asian region’s steady rise to economic, political and military dominance in the current world order is bound to have substantial foreign policy implications for the global South in particular. For the more prominent of the region’s powers these foreign policy dilemmas could prove to be considerably challenging. This is particularly so in the case […]
- Taxing challenge of strengthening IOR security (Category: Breaking News)
- Advisability of SL addressing India’s security concerns (Category: Breaking News)
- Quandaries for world community from Mid-East tangle (Category: Breaking News)
- Relevance of Non-alignment or ‘dynamic neutrality’ to SL’s foreign policy (Category: Breaking News)
Russia claimed it foiled an attack by Ukrainian drones on the Kremlin early Wednesday, calling it an unsuccessful assassination attempt against President Vladimir Putin and promising retaliation for what it termed a Âterrorist act. The Ukrainian president denied it, saying- ÂWe don t attack Putin
Russia accused Ukraine on Wednesday of attacking the Kremlin with drones overnight in a failed bid to kill President Vladimir Putin.
The United Nations chief warned on the eve of World Press Freedom Day that the media is under attack in every corner of the world and urged all nations to stop the targeting of truth and those who report it. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called the 50% increase in the killing of media workers in 2022 “unbelievable,” stressing […]
- Press Freedom Day commemorated (Category: Breaking News)
- Humans waging 'suicidal war' on nature - UN chief Antonio Guterres (Category: Technology)
- Humans waging 'suicidal war' on nature - UN chief Antonio Guterres (Category: Technology)
- Humans waging 'suicidal war' on nature - UN chief Antonio Guterres (Category: Technology)
The Vatican is involved in a peace mission to try to end the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, Pope Francis has said, declining to give further details. “I am willing to do everything that has to be done. There is a mission in course now but it is not yet public. When it is public, […]
- Pope tells leaders of Sri Lanka not to ignore needs of the people (Category: Breaking News)
- Pope urges humility before Xmas 'glitter' (Category: Breaking News)
- The Latest: NBA star Antetokounmpo appears in safety ad (Category: USA, South Dakota)
- The Latest: Greece tightens lockdown for next week (Category: USA, South Dakota)
[…]The post Is It 1848 Again? Unrest This Time Is Global appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Vladimir Putin, Xi Jinping & Joe Biden (Category: Breaking News)
- Waiting For Godot: Can Some Developing Nations Unite & Transform The Planet? (Category: Breaking News)
- Gathering Storms Cloud On The Horizon; Military, Political, Strategic & Economic Uncertainties A... (Category: Breaking News)
- Snivelling Won’t Combat Corruption; Are We Waiting For Sri Lanka’s Nelson Mandela? (Category: Breaking News)
A wave of Russian air strikes on cities across Ukraine, including Kyiv, has left at least 25 people dead. 23 people – including four children – were killed in an attack that hit a block of flats in the central city of Uman, officials said. And a woman and her three-year-old daughter were killed in […]
- Russia plans to ‘exhaust’ Ukraine with prolonged attacks (Category: Breaking News)
- Russian jet carrying Ukrainian PoWs crashes – Moscow (Category: Breaking News)
- US envoy to India confirmed after two-year battle (Category: Breaking News)
- WHO says Gaza’s al-Shifa hospital a death zone, as hundreds leave (Category: Breaking News)
Is there any place where China is not exacerbating security concerns? Nearly everywhere one looks, China is ratcheting up tensions and flexing its muscles, whether in the South China Sea, around Taiwan, along the border with India, in the East China Sea, is steadfastly supporting Russia
- In bid to counter China, US ramps up effort to boost military ties in Asia (Category: Breaking News)
- China and India to send troops to Russia for joint military exercises (Category: Breaking News)
- Phillipines’ bold response to aggressive China in the South China Sea (Category: Breaking News)
- India, China militaries ease tensions; to resume joint exercises (Category: Business)
NATO countries have delivered more than 98% of the combat vehicles promised to Ukraine amid its war with Russia, the military alliance s chief said Thursday, giving Kyiv a bigger punch as it appears poised to launch a counteroffensive.
By Shamindra Ferdinando National Freedom Front (NFF) leader Wimal Weerawansa on Tuesday alleged that having failed to thwart Ranil Wickremesinghe’s ascent to presidency, the US was now working with the UNP leader to achieve its objectives. MP Weerawansa, the Chairman of the Uththara Lanka Sabhagaya said that President Wickremesinghe already consented to three of the […]
- Western powers back move to put off national elections indefinitely, warns Wimal (Category: Breaking News)
- ETCA, Indo-US strategy detrimental to Lanka’s independence – Wimal (Category: Breaking News)
- Wimal uses Imran’s ouster to bolster his claim that US was behind GR’s removal (Category: Breaking News)
- Gotabaya: Only Ranil could have restored law and order (Category: Breaking News)
World military spending reached an all-time high of $2.24 trillion in 2022, as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine fuelled a sharp jump in military spending across Europe, according to a leading defence think tank. Global spending rose for the eighth consecutive year, the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) said on Monday in its annual report […]
- Scientists call for defence cuts (Category: Technology)
- Trump’s threatened defense veto echoes in CT (Category: USA, Arkansas)
- Trump’s threatened defense veto echoes in CT (Category: USA, Arkansas)
- Trump’s threatened defense veto echoes in CT (Category: USA, Arkansas)
Supporting India’s candidature for a permanent seat in the United Nations Security Council, Professor Robert AF Thurman, Co-founder and President of the Tibet House in New York, said that the five permanent members of the UNSC are unable to resolve conflicts diplomatically and engaged in wars while India has the potential to bring peace in […]
- Elon Musk advocates for India’s permanent UNSC membership, says “India not having a permanent se... (Category: Breaking News)
- President says “My task is to make Sri Lanka a great nation” (Category: Breaking News)
- Challenge of ushering international peace (Category: Breaking News)
- Don’t tell us what to do – MR (Category: Breaking News)
India, in the last nine years, has been making big strides following Buddha teachings, said Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday. Speaking at Global Buddhist Summit 2023 in New Delhi, Modi said that India has followed Buddha’s teachings including the path of Theory, Practice and Realisation. India has progressed rapidly on all these three points. […]
- India taking new initiatives based on Buddha’s teachings: PM Modi (Category: Breaking News)
- Vesak: A Revered Buddhist Festival (Category: Breaking News)
- “Buddha teachings relevant when nature playing havoc with mankind” (Category: Breaking News)
- Buddhism: A True Gift from India to the World (Category: Breaking News)
IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva did not mince her words about emerging and heightening crisis tendencies in the global economy. She said, among other things recently, that the IMF’s projection of 2.8 percent global growth for 2023 “is not enough to bring opportunities to businesses and people around the world, and most worrisome is the projection […]
- What a world! (Category: Breaking News)
- As ‘New Cold War’ intensifies, West woos Africa and ASEAN region (Category: Breaking News)
- North-South links firming in face of Chinese challenge (Category: Breaking News)
- Role of global corporates in Myanmar’s torment (Category: Breaking News)
Top diplomats from the Group of Seven wealthy democracies are vowing a tough stance on China s increasing threats to Taiwan and on North Korea s unchecked tests of long-range missiles, while building momentum on ways to boost support for Ukraine and punish Russia for its invasion.
While the days of good news are going on for India, the latest good news is that our country’s currency, the rupee, is gradually making its place and influence among countries of the world. Seeing the increasing role of India in international trade, the countries of the world are coming forward to do financial transactions […]
- Expect India-Russia bilateral trade to reach $50 billion, says Russian Minister (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka wants to start rupee trade with India (Category: Breaking News)
- Threats To The Hegemony Of The US Dollar (Category: Breaking News)
- Ambitious Digital Rupee (Category: Breaking News)
The UK is set to be one of the worst performing major economies in the world this year, according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF). It says the UK economy’s performance in 2023 will be the worst among the 20 biggest economies, known as the G20, which includes sanctions-hit Russia
- Prince Harry accuses Prince William of physical attack (Category: Breaking News)
- FBI makes arrests over alleged secret Chinese ‘police stations’ in New York (Category: Breaking News)
- Turkey earthquake death toll could increase eight-fold (Category: Breaking News)
- UK Government to block Scottish gender bill (Category: Breaking News)
The United States has called on China to deliver on its commitments to Sri Lanka. U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said she was encouraged that China — the world’s largest sovereign creditor — had agreed to provide specific and credible financing assurances for Sri Lanka, but said China and all of Sri Lanka’s creditors needed […]
- Yellen ‘eager’ to work with China on debt, other global challenges (Category: Breaking News)
- Janet Yellen warns United States could run out of cash by June 1 (Category: Breaking News)
- Janet Yellen warns US could run out of cash by June 1 (Category: Breaking News)
- India a trusted trading partner in ‘friendshoring’ strategy: US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen (Category: Breaking News)
Thousands of protesters rallied outside the Georgian parliament on Sunday amid mounting opposition to the country’s government. Critics accuse the ruling Georgian Dream party of being under the sway of Russia and of backsliding on democracy. The government has been accused of jailing
- Georgia Pride festival in Tbilisi stormed by right-wing protesters (Category: Breaking News)
- UK to be one of worst performing economies this year (Category: Breaking News)
- Nepal mourns victims of worst air disaster in decades (Category: Breaking News)
- FBI makes arrests over alleged secret Chinese ‘police stations’ in New York (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Threats To The Hegemony Of The US Dollar appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- 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)
- Why Yuan Can’t Replace Dollar As The Global Currency (Category: Breaking News)
- Gathering Storms Cloud On The Horizon; Military, Political, Strategic & Economic Uncertainties A... (Category: Breaking News)
Secret documents that provide details of US and NATO plans to help prepareUkraine for a spring offensive against Russia have spilled onto social media platforms, the New York Times reported. The apparent leak looked like a Russian disinformation operation to sow doubt about Ukraine’s planned
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‘Finland has made a dangerous historical mistake.’ So said Russia in reaction to Finland formally joining the North Atlantic Treaty Organization on April 4. The ominous pronouncement could have the effect of renewing fears among the publics of the world of another Europe-wide war. The hope of peace
- Curtain rising on heightening ‘global disorder’ (Category: Breaking News)
- ‘Containment Theory’ returns to West’s ties with East (Category: Breaking News)
- East-West tensions heighten and take on new dimensions (Category: Breaking News)
- Finland joins NATO in historic strategic shift while Sweden waits (Category: Breaking News)
Finland becomes the 31st member of NATO on Tuesday, in a historic strategic shift provoked by Moscow s war on Ukraine, which doubles the US-led alliance s border with Russia.
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