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India is considered one of the potential superpowers of the world. This possibility has been attributed to many indicators, mainly demographic trends and a rapidly growing economy and military. India became the fastest-growing economy in the world in 2015, with estimated GDP growth of approximately 5%. There is no stopping India which is celebrating eight […]
- India’s commitment to climate change an example to the world! (Category: Breaking News)
- India makes it happen, enters the multi-billion dollar defence market (Category: Breaking News)
- India will be a developed nation by 2047, its economic growth ‘natural by-product’ of 9 years of... (Category: Breaking News)
- Myanmar Ports key to China’s Strategy of Controlling Indian Ocean (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lanka today confirmed reports that it will not accept the MIR Russian card payment system. The Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) said that due to US sanctions on the MIR payment system, as confirmed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Sri Lanka, the CBSL is not in a position to consider favorably, […]
- Air France and KLM to resume flights to Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Channel 4 video on Sri Lanka not removed as claimed by Namal (Category: Breaking News)
- Fuel shipments scheduled to begin arriving from Friday (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka repatriates 19 Indian fishermen (Category: Breaking News)
A Colombo-based human rights groups has called on the Sri Lankan government to do more and take responsibility for seven of its citizens who said they were captured and tortured by Russians in eastern Ukraine.The post Sri Lanka urged to do more for citizens freed after Russian ‘torture’ appeared first on Sri Lanka News - Latest Breaking News in Sri Lanka - ONLANKA News.
- Horrific details about 07 Sri Lankans captured by Russian soldiers revealed (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka seeks details on medical students ‘rescued from Russian captivity’ in Ukraine (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lankan students held by Russian forces in Kharkiv region rescued – Ukrainian President (Category: Breaking News)
- Horrific details about captivity of 7 Sri Lankans by Russian soldiers revealed (Category: Breaking News)
My final column set out a 10-point highway map for vitality atmanirbharta (Constructing the long run, IE September 5). On this article, I’ll elaborate on considered one of them: The significance of pure fuel because the bridge gasoline in direction of that aim. The set off for this elaboration is the announcement on the finish […]
- Pharmaceutical industry warns against unilateral decision on pricing (Category: Breaking News)
- Bondholders and Sri Lanka fail to agree on restructuring terms (Category: Breaking News)
- Government to register fuel consumers at fuel stations (Category: Breaking News)
- PUCSL Chairman claims fuel price can be reduced further (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lanka tourism is yet to see large foreign visitors after political crisis ended.
- IPO To Raise Rs. 400 mn (Category: Breaking News)
- Apparel producers decry 400% off-peak electricty price hike (Category: Breaking News)
- US$ 400 m India-SL energy transaction in the pipeline (Category: Business)
- $ 400 m IMF lifeline for struggling Sri Lanka (Category: Business)
A look at global debt statistics would show that almost all countries, irrespective of their economic status, obtain loans. The USA, the second richest country on the basis of PPP index, has a debt burden of more than 100% of their GDP, which is much more than some of the developing countries such as Brunei […]
- Forbes: Lanka, Pakistan and Maldives among biggest debt burdens to China (Category: Breaking News)
- Debt Trap Lessons (Category: Breaking News)
- Central Bank eyeing USD 8 -10 billion currency reserves in 3-4 years (Category: Breaking News)
- Ranawaka: It’s possible to prosecute those who bankrupted country (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post The Paris Club, Dollar Debt Colonialism & Asia’s New “Donors”: Reforming The International Aid Architecture? appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Debt Restructuring As Rocket Science: The IMF, Green, Blue & Pink-Washing BlackRock? (Category: Breaking News)
- ‘Make The Economy Scream’: Whither The Asian 21st Century? (Category: Breaking News)
- Gota Back In The USA & A Chilling Killing: Welcome To 2023 A (Virtual) Realty In A Post-Truth Wo... (Category: Breaking News)
- Alternatives To The IMF & The Future Of The Welfare State: Beyond The Blame Game Between Superpo... (Category: Breaking News)
Emphasising the importance of strategic economic ties between India and Saudi Arabia, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Sunday that the collaboration holds the “promise of shared growth, prosperity, stability, security and development”. Jaishankar, who reached Riyadh on Saturday, is on a three-day visit to Saudi Arabia – his first as External Affairs Minister. He […]
- Foreign Minister to have talks in Saudi Arabia (Category: Breaking News)
- India’s prudence towards Sri Lanka further consolidates the “neighbourhood first” policy of Prim... (Category: Breaking News)
- India ready to assist Sri Lanka secure IMF deal (Category: Breaking News)
- Sabry denies allegations of busting millions on overseas visits (Category: Breaking News)
Japan has placed preconditions in order to support Sri Lanka’s debt issue. Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki said that Japan is prepared to “do its part” over Sri Lanka’s debt issue. However, he said that other creditors, such as China and India, should also be involved in efforts to resolve it. Suzuki made the remarks after […]
- Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki to visit Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Japan welcomes coordinated debt restructuring program for Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Japanese Finance Minister calls for talks on Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Japan calls for creditor nations’ talks on Sri Lanka debt restructuring (Category: Breaking News)
said Russia is not isolated because it can […]
- How India spoiled China, Russia’s bid to challenge world order (Category: Breaking News)
- Will Modi’s soft power diplomacy be an antidote to Russia–Ukraine War? (Category: Breaking News)
- China ‘unsettled’ by Ukraine war, CIA director says (Category: Breaking News)
- France, US hail PM Modi’s advice to Putin over Ukraine (Category: Breaking News)
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday granted Russian citizenship to former U.S. intelligence contractor Edward Snowden, nine years after he exposed the scale of secret surveillance operations by the National Security Agency (NSA).The post Russia President Vladimir Putin grants Russian
- Putin grants Russian citizenship to US whistleblower Snowden (Category: Breaking News)
- Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulates Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe (Category: Breaking News)
- India expects $8-$9 Billion bilateral trade with Russia, Sri Lanka in two months (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka, Russia continue talks on loan for Russian oil products (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post After Samantha Power’s Visit appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- The Past Is Never Dead (Category: Breaking News)
- The Past Is Never Dead (Category: Breaking News)
- The Past Is Never Dead (Category: Breaking News)
- Some Questions On Protection & Promotion Of Democracy In Sri Lanka? (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Child’s Guide To Ranilnomics: Proposed Debt Restructuring Will Pose More Issues Than Answers appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Child’s Guide To Debt Restructuring: Not A Cakewalk But A Task Entailing Hard Work (Category: Breaking News)
- Foreign Debt Restructuring: Too Late & Too Short To Get Out Of The Debt Trap (Category: Breaking News)
- A Child’s Guide To Demand Of 182 Academics For Cancelling Sri Lanka’s Foreign Debt (Category: Breaking News)
- Child’s Guide To Ranilnomics: Actual Tax Payment Is Not What One Pays Today (Category: Breaking News)
Chinese FM Wang Yi calls on Russia and Ukraine to ‘keep the crisis from spilling over’ and from affecting developing countries. (Al Jazeera) China and India have called for a negotiated end to the Ukraine war at the United Nations, stopping well short of robust support for traditional ally
- EU pledges $10bn investment in Southeast Asia during ASEAN summit (Category: Breaking News)
- CP frowns on govt.’s handling of Chinese ship issue (Category: Breaking News)
- Lanka forced to walk tight rope (Category: Breaking News)
- China refuses to condemn Russia’s Ukraine invasion during G20 deadlock (Category: Breaking News)
Hundreds of people have been arrested by authorities as protests against Russia’s new “partial mobilisation” continue across the country, an independent rights group has said. OVD-Info said 724 people were detained across 32 different cities on Saturday. Widespread demonstrations
- Putin signs Ukraine annexation laws amid military setbacks (Category: Breaking News)
- China’s Xi to meet Putin in Moscow next week (Category: Breaking News)
- Pope tells Zelensky he is ‘praying for peace’ (Category: Breaking News)
- Zelensky denies Ukraine attacked Putin or Moscow (Category: Breaking News)
Are the Chinese still keen on left unity in Nepal ahead of the November 20 elections? The jury is still out. But the debate will certainly be fuelled in the next few days and weeks. Li Zhanshu, the chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress of China, is arriving on a three-day official visit […]
- Rattled by US officials’ Kathmandu visit, China reminds Nepal on ‘One-China’ policy (Category: Breaking News)
- China’s new Nepal game: Trap Kathmandu with oil and gas exploration bid (Category: Breaking News)
- ‘One China’ principle and ‘One Country, Two Systems’ policy are ironical (Category: Breaking News)
- Nepal’s new Pokhara airport on China’s BRI radar: Report (Category: Breaking News)
By PHELIM KINE In a few weeks, the Chinese Communist Party’s most senior officials will convene in the Great Hall of the People in central Beijing to put Xi Jinping on track to become leader for life — with power rivaling that of Mao Zedong. Xi will likely emerge from the conclave with a third […]
- Video: HIRU THANIWELA EP 400 (Category: Video)
- IPO To Raise Rs. 400 mn (Category: Breaking News)
- Xi Jinping could face trouble in foreign, military policies in his new term (Category: Breaking News)
- China’s parliament backs Xi Jinping for third term as president (Category: Breaking News)
Nong Khai [Thailand], September 8 (ANI): The economic situation of Laos continues to worsen as the country is under a severe shortage of foreign reserves and owes a hefty sum of foreign debt to China as the country is suffering from twin deficits, a senior economist at Thailand’s Krungsri Research said in a statement. “The […]
- Sri Lanka must avoid China’s debt restructuring as Beijing is to seek preferential treatment (Category: Breaking News)
- India steadfast in its support of Sri Lanka during crisis (Category: Breaking News)
- Pakistan: Over USD 13 billion debt incurred in 10 months (Category: Breaking News)
- Forbes: Lanka, Pakistan and Maldives among biggest debt burdens to China (Category: Breaking News)
Putin's order came as Western media outlets began to express cautious optimism about a possible Ukrainian victory
By S. V. Kirubaharan in France The United Nations definition of ‘victims’ is as follows: “Victims” means persons who, individually or collectively, have suffered harm, including physical or mental injury, emotional suffering, economic loss or substantial impairment of their fundamental rights, through acts or omissions that are in violation of criminal laws operative within Member States, [̷...
- Sri Lanka rejects OHCHR evidence gathering mechanism (Category: Breaking News)
- Empathy and understanding sought by Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Türkiye insists will not sign resolution on Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- UN rights chief told invitation to visit Sri Lanka still stands (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lanka has sought more information from the Ukrainian government and Ukrainian embassy in New Delhi on the news of the rescue of seven Sri Lankan students from Kupyansk Medical College in the Kharkiv region in Ukraine.The post Sri Lanka seeks details on medical students ‘rescued from Russian captivity’ in Ukraine appeared first on Sri Lanka News - Latest Breaking News in Sri Lanka -...
- Sri Lankan students held by Russian forces in Kharkiv region rescued – Ukrainian President (Category: Breaking News)
- Horrific details about 07 Sri Lankans captured by Russian soldiers revealed (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka urged to do more for citizens freed after Russian ‘torture’ (Category: Breaking News)
- Ukrainian President announces rescue of seven SL students from Russian-held territory (Category: Breaking News)
By N Sathiya Moorthy President Ranil Wickremesinghe’s address at the first-ever graduation ceremony of the National Defence College (NDC) in capital Colombo reiterated four points. The first three have been repeated by successive governments and their leaders over the past three decades in particular. Initiated under the predecessor government of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa in the […]
- Can ‘National Security’ priorities wait for economic recovery? (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka President Ranil Wickremesinghe addresses 7th Indian Ocean Conference in Perth (Category: Breaking News)
- Fearing political pressure, Sri Lanka president wants to avoid trade integrations with India (Category: Breaking News)
- President Ranil Wickremesinghe calls for unified action to safeguard the Indian Ocean (Category: Breaking News)
Fear of a DDR/IFR event drive rates even higher
- Sri Lanka central bank US$4.0bn in debt by March 2022 (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka central bank busts US$9.8bn since Feb 2020 to suppress rates, for stimulus (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka’s Central Bank Governors should be restrained by law, not given independence (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka will have to print money unless taxes are raised: CB Governor (Category: Breaking News)
The Sri Lankan authorities continue negotiations with Russia on the provision of a loan to buy Russian fuel, Sri Lankan Minister of Transport and Highways and Minister of Mass Media Bandula Gunawardena said on Saturday in an interview with Sputnik.The post Sri Lanka, Russia continue talks on loan
- Sri Lanka, Russia continue talks on loan for Russian oil products (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka mulls buying Russian oil & fertilizers (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka seeks investors for nuclear power plants (Category: Breaking News)
- India expects $8-$9 Billion bilateral trade with Russia, Sri Lanka in two months (Category: Breaking News)
Westminster Abbey has space for around 2,000 people, so only heads of state and one or two guests have reportedly been invited to Britain’s first state funeral for six decades. London: Hundreds of foreign royals and leaders are expected to attend the state funeral of Queen Elizabeth II in London on Monday in one of […]
- Lankan president met British PM (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka President meets British Premier (Category: Breaking News)
- President engages in cordial conversation with King Charles III (Category: Breaking News)
- King Charles’s Coronation guest list: who’s who of everyone expected to attend (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Downward Spiralling Economy: Increased Govt Spending & Reduced Revenue appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Taking Dictatorial Steps To Control Public Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Corruption & Lack Of Common-Sense; Presidential Brutalities (Category: Breaking News)
- Lack of Common Sense Of A Time-Expired President (Category: Breaking News)
- Government-Sponsored Terrorism In Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
By N Sathiya Moorthy While leaving for Geneva to head the government delegation at the UNHRC session beginning this week, Foreign Minister Ali Sabry has reiterated the Sri Lankan State position that it would not accept an ‘international probe’ into war-crimes, as dictated in earlier resolutions of the UN human rights body. The government has […]
- Comprehensive international probe on Easter attacks (Category: Breaking News)
- Pillayan ready to face international probe (Category: Breaking News)
- Azad Moulana offers to testify in Easter attacks probe (Category: Breaking News)
- UN calls for independent probe into Easter Sunday attacks (Category: Breaking News)
By Uditha Devapriya Sri Lanka’s economic woes have not cast a shadow over its complex foreign relations. On August 16, the southern port of Hambantota welcomed the Yuan Wang 5, a research vessel from China. While Colombo had asked for a deferral of the visit, it eventually relented and allowed the ship to dock until […]
- Milinda pushes for Indo-Lanka strategic-level partnership (Category: Breaking News)
- “A friend in need is a friend indeed”: Sri Lanka’s praise for India (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka may allow Indian rupee to be used in local transactions (Category: Breaking News)
- First things first (Category: Breaking News)
by Dayan Jayatilleka, PhD Watching Mikhail Gorbachev who died last week at the World Festival of Youth and Students in the Summer of 1985, I had a thought which I later recorded in an article in the Sri Lankan newspapers. I felt, and wrote, that “at last we have a Soviet leader we do not […]
- The World after Gorbachev and Sri Lanka after JR Jayewardene (Category: Breaking News)
- Last Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev dies aged 91 (Category: Breaking News)
- The World After Mikhail Gorbachev & Sri Lanka After JR Jayewardene (Category: Breaking News)
- Last Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev dies aged 91 (Category: Breaking News)
Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev who died last Tuesday was hardly known outside the Soviet Union when JR Jayewardene made himself Sri Lanka’s President in 1978. Seven years later, on March 11, 1985, Gorbachev would be become the General Secretary of the Soviet Communist Party. He was 54 years old and was the first leader of the […]
- The World After Mikhail Gorbachev & Sri Lanka After JR Jayewardene (Category: Breaking News)
- Gorbachev: The Mystery of Roads Taken & Not Taken (Category: Breaking News)
- Politics Devoid Of Doctrine Is Empty & Harmful In The Long-Run; Premadasa, RW & MR Are Examples (Category: Breaking News)
- A brave new world (Category: Breaking News)
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