India is intensifying preparations for the BRICS Summit, scheduled for September 12 and 13, 2026, at the Bharat Mandapam Convention Centre in New Delhi, as the expanded grouping prepares to address economic
In an interview with Thanthi TV, a Tamil news satellite television channel based in Chennai, Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe addressed the pressing national and international issues surrounding his administration, particularly the controversial
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s third term in office is a legacy term marked by his ‘coming of age’ — taking bold decisions in foreign policies. Hardly has the dust settled down on
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German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has said it is time to rekindle diplomatic efforts to end the war in Ukraine. But both foreign and domestic responses to his proposal have been rather muted.
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In a sharp rebuke to a US court summons issued against the Indian government over a civil suit filed by Khalistani terrorist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri on Thursday described
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On 13 September, at a conclave in Washington, DC, US President Joe Biden and UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer indicated that it would be acceptable for Ukraine to fire missiles, provided by the West,
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Sri Lanka has reached an agreement in principle with bondholders to restructure approximately $12.6 billion in bonds, as the country faces elections that have unsettled investors. The government conducted limited discussions with
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Diplomatic developments in the past two months indicate that India and China maybe coming to resolution of the impasse on the Line of Actual Control [LAC] persisting for the past four and
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Moscow’s announcement of a dramatic increase in the size of the Russian army by 180,000 new recruits appears to threaten a major increase in Russian combat capability against the Ukrainian army and
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Social protection systems are essential to achieving the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. However, social protection is insufficient across Asia and the Pacific, and the region is at risk from megatrends: climate
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As Sri Lanka gears up for the 2024 presidential elections, the political landscape is alive with a peculiar sort of buzz. The National People’s Power (NPP), formerly known as the Janatha Vimukthi
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