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Who will succeed Gotabaya when he resigns? Game of Thrones begins to pick next Lanka President

Regina Mihindukulasuriya -
After mass protests over surging prices and shortages of food & fuel, Rajapaksa announced he will resign on 13 July, PM Wickremesinghe has announced intent to resign too.

Former minister Basil Rajapaksa stopped from boarding Dubai flight while fleeing Sri Lanka

ANI -
Basil reportedly tried to take a flight out of the country amid the ongoing economic crisis but airport officials refused to let him leave following protests by passengers.

As Colombo turns to China, RSS helps Jaishankar tamp down furore on Amit Shah’s ‘remarks’

Jyoti Malhotra -
From human rights vote in Geneva to Maldives defence pact, India seeks options to chastise Sri Lanka.

Ruthless Rajapaksas back in power, they’ll go after Sri Lankan NGOs, Tamils & institutions

Taylor Dibbert -
Gotabaya Rajapaksa as President and brother Mahinda as PM will try to undermine fragile democratic gains Sri Lanka has made in recent years.

Modi right to invite Rajapaksa for a reset, but India pushed Sri Lanka into China trap

Seshadri Chari -
New Delhi will have to seriously rethink its Sri Lanka policy. It must start by countering President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s ‘pro-China’ image.

India need not fear Rajapaksa’s win and Sri Lanka’s embrace of China

Nitin Pai -
New Delhi must be watchful but not necessarily too concerned about China angle in Sri Lanka. Colombo has the rationale, reason and space for engaging both.

In Brazil for BRICS summit, Modi’s mind will be on Maharashtra and eyes on Sri Lanka

Jyoti Malhotra -
Few other places have had such a grip on India’s imagination like Sri Lanka, and not just because of the Ramayana connection.

Be it Shavendra Silva or Rajapaksa, Sri Lanka’s love for ‘war criminals’ runs deep

Taylor Dibbert -
Sirisena’s appointment of Shavendra Silva as Army commander looks like a well-timed political manoeuvre ahead of presidential vote.

Easter massacre opens door for strongman Rajapaksa to return in Sri Lanka

Iain Marlow -
The major security lapse on the part of Sri Lanka's govt has given former president Rajapaksa and his brother a chance to make a comeback.

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.
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Every time the Congress thinks it has a ‘revolutionary’ idea, it shoots its own foot

Seshadri Chari -
From Sam Pitroda talking about inheritance tax to Goan candidate saying the Indian Constitution was 'forced' on Goa, Congress has been having its own foot-in-the-mouth moments.

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Economy

JP Morgan CEO praises ‘tough leader’ Modi — ‘has taken 400 million people out of poverty’

Sampurna Panigrahi -
Jamie Dimon also lauded India's Aadhaar recognition system, broad availability of banking services & country's 'unbelievable' education system & infrastructure.

Defence

Terror commander Masood Azhar resurfaces to launch celeb-style ‘ask me anything’ online service

Praveen Swami -
The announcement, made by JeM’s Maktab-ul-Rabita, or office for communication, comes 2 yrs after Pakistani officials claimed the militant was living under Taliban protection.

National Interest

These 6 states are key for Modi’s ‘400 paar’ target. They’re also where Opposition can stop him

Shekhar Gupta -
While this contest looks so predictable in large swathes of our political landscape, it is also more keenly contested than 2019 in some states.

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