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Taranjit Singh Sandhu, who served as India’s High Commissioner to Sri Lanka (2017-2020), was appointed as the Lieutenant Governor for New Delhi this week. The Lieutenant Governor of Delhi makes him the constitutional head of the National Capital Territory of Delhi. Mr Sandhu called on President Anura Kumara Dissanayake last month when the Lankan leader [...]
Hundu measures
My dear Anura sahodaraya, You must be very busy these days after suddenly becoming a leader on the world stage overnight and rather unexpectedly, but I thought I must still write to you. You ought to thank Donald for that, if not publicly at least privately. He is the reason why many are asking ‘Anura [...]
Verbal missives fly across the divide as West Asia conflict comes to SL’s doorstep
By Sandun Jayawardana The escalating conflict in West Asia and its impact on the country dwarfed all other topics in Parliament as lawmakers tried to keep pace with fast-moving developments in a war that had unexpectedly come to Sri Lanka’s own doorstep. Opposition MPs had questioned the government during the start of the Wednesday’s (4) [...]
Expanding West Asian war poses severe threat to Lankan economy
The war in West Asia has affected most countries and is causing immense damage and disruption in the region. There is a possibility of Russia and other countries being drawn into the war. At the time of writing, there is little prospect of a negotiated settlement. This war could cripple the Sri Lankan economy and [...]
Let freedom reign; and let dictators perish
How many days does it take for a visiting Iranian frigate to steam into the port of the hosting Government of India as an invited guest for an international naval gathering, to be welcomed with honour and glory by its host and then be torpedoed by the United States sending human beings serving on that [...]
From MAGA to MIGA – the United States continues to create instability in the Gulf and beyond
On March 4, the reach of the burgeoning US-Israeli war against Iran turned the Indian Ocean into a fresh theater of combat. The sinking of the Iranian frigate IRIS Dena by a U.S. submarine—a rare and chilling use of torpedoes in the modern era—did more than claim the lives of 87 sailors; it signalled that [...]
Oil rich states held in the grip of relentless Iranian revenge
President Trump told accompanying newsmen aboard an Air Force One flight to Texas last Friday, ‘I’m not happy with the ongoing talks with Iran.’ It was the cue that was waiting for the beginning of a new international order to unfold upon the world that had until then lived in a phoney 75-year peace, naively [...]
Trump’s board of peace is now a board of pieces
Shortly after the avaricious and imperious Donald Trump launched his land- and assets-grabbing adventure, he set up a money-sucking organisation called the Board of Peace. He ‘invited’ political leaders and money trees to contribute the very generous one billion dollars for a seat on the board intended to end the conflict in Gaza, not to [...]
Iran war: Govt. claims neutrality but seen drifting towards US-Israel-India axis
IRIS Dena’s goodwill request for a port call in Colombo was pending when hit and sunk More headaches for Govt., as US urges Lanka not to repatriate rescued Iranian sailors; vessel, meant for Trinco, now anchored near Colombo, raising security concerns Power crisis looms next month as low-grade coal reduces generation at Norochcholai plant; SJB to [...]
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