by Our Diplomatic Affairs Editor Victoria Nuland, the Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs of the United States, has made a second visit to Sri Lanka within a few months. Prior
How We, the People Got to the Disdained Present? The new, educated, and proactive generations of Pakistanis wonder why the country and its systems of governance are dysfunctional, corrupt, and self-destructive. Why,
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On December 29, 2023, China’s National People’s Congress approved the appointment of Dong Jun as the Minister of Defence, ending a months-long vacancy in the position. Beginning his service in 1979, Dong
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On December 29, 2023, a tripartite Memorandum of Settlement (MoS) was signed between the pro-talks faction of United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA-PTF), Government of India (GoI) and the Assam Government, in
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On December 17, 2023, two active cadres of the Zeliangrong United Front (ZUF), Daiguang Gangmei aka Kiakna (21) and Rachunlung Gangmei (25), and one cadre of the National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM), ‘sergeant
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Tensions between Iraq and the United States are escalating after Washington gave the green light for its forces to respond to attacks launched by Iranian-backed Iraqi militias on U.S. military bases in
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The British are about to sign a Naval Security Pact with Ukraine, doubling down on their support for the sinking Zelensky-led country. Pardon the pun. Meanwhile, Germany is upping its commitment of arms for Ukraine,
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In a plea earlier this month to Republicans not to block further military aid to Ukraine, US President Joe Biden warned that if Russia is victorious, then President Vladimir Putin will not
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On December 15, 2023, eight persons – three Policemen, including a sub-inspector, and five terrorists, including a suicide bomber – were killed during a clash, when terrorists tried to enter the District
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What does the crystal ball say about 2024? French seer and astrologer Nostradamus predicted severe flooding due to climate change. He also foretold economic, environmental, political, and social changes in the coming
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One-time Foreign Secretary Kshenuka Senewiratne and Admiral Ravindra Chandrasiri Wijegunaratne (Rtd.) on Dec 04, 2023 assumed duties at the Sri Lankan High Commission in New Delhi and Islamabad, respectively. It would be
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