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.
In an interaction with ThePrint team, High Commissioner Milinda Moragoda discussed topics including Sri Lanka's economic crisis and the need for a 'strategic partnership' with India.
Sri Lanka is emerging out of its worst economic crisis in 7 decades, and its economy expected to shrink 2% this year before returning to growth next year.
Ranil Wickremesinghe's comment came as he began a meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida at the latter's office in Tokyo, their first meet since last September.
The cabinet also approved a proposal to delay salaries of some public employees to manage public finances, cabinet spokesman Bandula Gunawardana told reporters.
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.
The aim of the move is to create a 'technically and tactically sound and well-balanced' defence force by 2030, State Minister of Defence Premitha Bandara Thennakoon said in a statement.
The Presidential office said that while the status change to 'low income country' won't happen, they will request eligibility for loans offered by International Development Association.
Sri Lanka’s economic crisis has had a devastating impact on the medical sector, with acute shortages and rising prices. Some hospitals even struggle to provide food for patients.
When lynching, hate speech and bulldozer politics do not speedily invite the wrath of courts, then something is wrong with the third pillar of governance.
While releasing 'India Employment Report 2024', V Anantha Nageswaran said govt can't solve 'all social, economic challenges'. Congress leader Kharge says CEA protecting 'dear leader'.
In an interview with Gulistan News this week, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said the government would leave law and order to J&K Police and slowly withdraw troops.
The ‘idea’ Kejriwal's politics grew around was a no-holds-barred fight against corruption. That is the reason Modi govt has now tarred him and his entire party with the same paint.
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