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August 5, 2026
Geopolitics/Speeches

Bangladesh’s Hasina Speaks: ‘I Will Return’

by Our Correspondent in New Delhi Former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today, Wednesday, delivered a virtual address to the Foreign Correspondents’ Club (FCC), South Asia, ahead of her announced return to

Geopolitics/Speeches

Europe’s Illusion of Safety Is Over

Europe’s leadership is now stating publicly what many security analysts have warned privately for years: the stable geopolitical era Europe depended on is ending. The assumption that rules, diplomacy, and economic interdependence would keep the continent insulated from major conflict

March 10, 2026

Sri Lanka’s Hard Reset: A Nation Rebuilding Its Future

Speeches/Sri Lanka

Editor’s Editor: The following article is based on the speech delivered by the author as the Chairperson of the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce at

North Korea: Eighty Years of Glory and Struggle

Diplomacy/Speeches

Editor’s Note: The following article is based on a speech delivered by the leader of North Korea, Kim Jong Un, at the meeting celebrating

Last Speech of Iranian President: “Enemies Do Not Want the Development of Azerbaijan or Iran”

May 20, 2024
Speeches

President Seyyed Ebrahim Raisi, along with key members of the government, attended the ceremony to commission the “Khudafarin” hydroelectric complex and inaugurate the “Giz Galasi” hydroelectric complex. Tragically, a few hours after

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75 years and Beyond: U.S.– Sri Lankan Business Relations in 2024

January 31, 2024
Business/Speeches

Last year, we marked 75 years of the Sri Lankan/American relationship by focusing on People, Progress, and Partnership.  As that celebration of 75 years concludes, it’s time to acknowledge where we are,

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Our Ram has finally arrived: Modi’s Full Speech in Ayodhya

January 23, 2024
Speeches

After 550 years of long wait, Lord Ram finally returned to Ayodhya today when Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi consecrated the idol or Ram Lalla at the Ram Mandir in Ayodhya during

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Shared Prosperity: A Vision for South Asia

February 4, 2023
Speeches/Sri Lanka @75

Following article is based on the Lakshman Kadirgamar Memorial Lecture 2023 by the author as the Foreign Minister of Bangladesh in Colombo I am profoundly honoured to have the opportunity to deliver

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Sri Lanka: Consequences of Lawlessness

November 16, 2022
Human Rights/Speeches

The following article is based on a talk given by Rajan Hoole at the release of the book, Democracy Stillborn, at Trimmer Hall, Jaffna, on 11 November 2022. The meeting was chaired

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Global South is facing double jeopardy – Sri Lankan Prez at COP27

November 8, 2022
Politics/Speeches

President Ranil Wickremesinghe addressing the COP 27 Climate Change Conference in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt said that unbridled industrialization of the developed countries is the root cause of climate change, leaving the poor

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