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Sri Lanka can’t move on from civil war history. Sinhala elite insecure about sharing power

A complete lack of trust between the Sinhala elite and Tamil minority is apparent across Sri Lanka, which seems unable to even begin laying some of its ghosts to rest.

Pakistani cricket fans in Narendra Modi Stadium is what ‘Akhand Bharat’ should look like

Is Pakistan finally confronting a moment of truth after 75 years of independence? Has its terrible economic situation forced it to confront why it has failed – and India, relatively, succeeded?

India is putting all its eggs in the Sheikh Hasina basket. Why it’s a win-win situation

Whether or not this is the beginning of the de-dollarisation of the globe’s most popular currency is another debate. The rupee-rupee trade is good for Hasina and for India.

What a sacked Chinese foreign minister & his boss have to do with India-China relationship

Xi has been invited to Delhi to participate in the G-20 summit. But will he show up if no understanding between India and China has been reached after 18 rounds of talks?

Why Pakistan accuses Taliban of doing what it has been doing to India — abetting terrorism

As relations between the Taliban government in Kabul and Rawalpindi worsen, here’s the other question: What does this do to ties between Delhi and Kabul?

Mohamed Nasheed or Ibu Solih? Why Maldives foreign minister is in Delhi ahead of election

The thing about islanders – and island nations – is that fickleness is a much-admired quality. And Delhi understands that well.

Modi’s India lost an opportunity by hosting SCO summit online with Xi, Putin, Sharif

PM Modi could have used the chance to deliver some homilies about Democracy over One-Party Dictatorship

Why a confident Modi government took on Obama. It’s called leverage

The attacks BJP leaders led against Obama’s comments on Modi government’s treatment of minorities shows Modi cannot be touched.

Is Jake Sullivan resurrecting Obama’s G2? His presence in India-US ties points to a ‘long game’

Sullivan knows that just as the US helped China become a world power – at its own cost, increasingly – the name of the game with India will have to be underlined by both sides making money.

Question ahead of Modi’s US visit—Will India abandon multipolarity, become a camp follower?

There are several reasons why Modi must push for a closer relationship with the US, although not at the cost of becoming a camp follower.

On Camera

Why Modi’s supporters fear ‘proud Hindu’ MK Gandhi and venerate his murderer Godse

Every Gandhi Jayanti, we witness a contradiction in Hindutva position — PM Modi hails ‘beloved Bapu’ while his supporters attack and abuse him.

Nodal officers to fast-tracking NOCs, Kerala govt’s heeding investor concerns, and it means business

As many as 21 policy reforms are under implementation following Invest Kerala Global Summit, as LDF govt works to change perception that the state is not conducive to businesses.

Finnish giant ICEYE to build signature radar microsatellites in India, offers full control to govt

Company builds microsatellites that are smaller, faster, cheaper to produce. ICEYE will develop & launch micro-satellites, hand them over to India, which will have full control & sovereignty.

Something’s hidden in the Oval Office photo of Trump, Munir, Sharif. India must look closely

What Munir has achieved with Trump is a return to normal, ironing out the post-Abbottabad crease. The White House picture gives us insight into how Pakistan survives, occasionally thrives and thinks.