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Topic: Maithripala Sirisena

Indian Tamil, two monks, a former actor — line-up for Sri Lanka’s Presidential election

Regina Mihindukulasuriya -
Sri Lanka will vote on 16 November to elect its President from among 35 candidates — a record number, making it the country’s most expensive election.

A Rajapaksa for President. For Sri Lanka that has seen so much tragedy, it’s time to panic

Taylor Dibbert -
It doesn’t matter who is in charge. The Rajapaksa political project revolves around corruption and denigration of ethnic and religious minorities.

Sri Lanka’s wildly incompetent President keeps getting worse

Taylor Dibbert -
Maithripala Sirisena eschews responsibility at every turn. He has no leadership qualities and has been out of his depth since January 2015.

Easter terror attacks: How India knew and why Sri Lanka didn’t

Indi Samarajiva -
When Easter attack warnings were received, they were forwarded to VIP security heads, not to those in charge of public security.

Sri Lankan govt in disarray after reports it ignored intelligence warnings

Srijan Shukla -
Trump administration announces end to sanctions exemptions for countries still importing Iranian oil. China, India, among others, to be impacted.

Sri Lanka’s human rights diplomacy is a sham & you can blame its political elites

Taylor Dibbert -
The Sri Lankan government has used Human Rights Council resolutions to deflect international pressure and deceive the global community.

Race for absolute power in Sri Lanka will signal a proxy war between India and China

Seshadri Chari -
With both India and Sri Lanka gearing up for general elections, cautious optimism should be the keyword in diplomacy.

President Sirisena reinstates Wickremesinghe as prime minister to end Sri Lanka crisis

Anusha Ondaatjie -
President Sirisena had earlier fired Wickremesinghe on 26 October replacing him with former President Mahinda Rajapaksa.

Rajapaksa’s dark legacy looms large over Sri Lanka and won’t clear anytime soon

Taylor Dibbert -
Rajapaksa – alleged war criminal & autocrat – isn’t backing out from his claim to be Sri Lanka's prime minister.

Sri Lanka’s ousted PM mounts legal challenge against President’s decision to dissolve Parliament

Anusha Ondaatjie -
On Monday, Wickremesinghe’s United National Party and the opposition Tamil National Alliance filed formal petitions in the Supreme Court challenging President Sirisena's decision. 
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Opinion

Why sharp selloff in Japanese bonds has a message for India’s budget

Andy Mukherjee -
Although its overall GDP will soon be bigger than Japan’s, on a per-capita basis India is still 12 times poorer.

Ursula von der Leyen’s Indian clothes vs Trudeaus? It’s cultural appreciation not performance

Arijit Singh is the bridge between 3 generations—Rafi to Ritviz

Economy

India’s looking at 14 million metric tonnes of e-waste by 2030, recycling can’t keep up—NITI Aayog

Udit Bubna -
Country's used lithium-ion battery problem is also set to grow sharply in next decade. India 3rd largest e-waste producer with 7% global share but currently recycles only about 10% of it.

Defence

Indian Army ties up with US drone company that made its name in the Ukraine conflict

Debdutta Chakraborty -
Shield AI will provide V-BAT vertical takeoff & landing drones along with licences for software, which will be integrated into aircraft and made available to select Indian partners.

National Interest

Non-alignment is coming back in a new avatar: Trump-peedit alliance

Shekhar Gupta -
No nation other than China can negotiate one-on-one with Trump on an equal footing. That’s why the middle powers who so far formed the core of multilateral bodies now feel orphaned.

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