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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

Youth Congress, your foolish protest helped the Modi govt climb out of the AI summit hole

+TFP Vir Sanghvi -
In tactical terms, the shirtless protest was worse than a self-goal. Suddenly, the fiascos of the AI Summit were forgotten, and the Youth Congress’s disruption became the issue.

Why legal provisions are necessary to curb the power of trade unions: MH Mody

AI is officially ruining social media. It made brainrot boring

Economy

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

Vrinda Tulsian -
On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

Defence

MoD, IAF agree on some exemptions to HAL for Tejas Mk1A, but no compromise on ‘must-have’ capabilities

Snehesh Alex Philip -
IAF is fine with accepting the aircraft with 'must-haves', even if some other steps remain pending, which may take at least another year, it is learnt.

National Interest

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

Shekhar Gupta -
India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.

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