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.
Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe, on a two-day visit to India, said the two countries have agreed on a 'vision' to strengthen their economic partnership.
President expected to stress on importance of India’s support in Sri Lanka’s economic recovery, amid concerns over island nation's close ties with China, its biggest bilateral creditor.
A delegation from National Centre for Good Governance led by its DG Bharat Lal met Lankan president, senior civil servants earlier this week. It made a presentation on various schemes.
The island nation will also be the first in Asia to undergo a 'governance diagnostic exercise' by the International Monetary Fund. First tranche of loan to be released in next few days.
The President said the dire economic situation in Sri Lanka has affected every field like education & health, stressing on his debt restructuring program to help the collapsed economy.
President’s Office also reportedly issues statement saying negotiations with IMF are ‘highly successful’, and so are political negotiations to form an all-party government.
Amid fuel and food shortages and fears of army raids, only a few ‘permanent protesters’ are holding fort at Colombo’s Galle Face. Since 13 July, there’s been no major protest.
For all their colonial underpinnings, postcards from Hyderabad also inadvertently preserve a trace of local memory: a glimpse of a street, a face, a forgotten name.
Indian toymakers are now exploring new markets, but they want govt to negotiate a trade deal with US soon, introduce incentives and subsidies to make the industry more competitive.
The project is meant to be a ‘protective shield that will keep expanding’, the PM said. It is on the lines of the ‘Golden Dome’ announced by Trump, it is learnt.
Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?
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