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Monday, March 23, 2026
TopicSri Lanka Presidential Elections 2024

Topic: Sri Lanka Presidential Elections 2024

Sri Lankan president Anura Dissanayake’s leftist coalition wins majority in snap election

This would give Dissanayake sweeping powers to even abolish the contentious executive presidency as he has planned.

‘Pro-China’, but getting closer to India. What Dissanayake’s victory in Sri Lanka means for Delhi

Soon after being elected president, Dissanayake said Sri Lanka didn’t have any geopolitical concerns, and he was committed to whatever was in Sri Lanka’s best interests.

Calm streets, excitement in air as voting ends in tight Sri Lanka presidential race

This is Sri Lanka’s 1st presidential election since its 2022 economic crisis. A 2nd round of counting is likely, a first in Sri Lankan history. Results expected by Sunday noon.

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Hodgson’s Line—US map decision that fuelled Pakistan’s Siachen claim even after correction

The appearance in US maps of Hodgson’s Line, joining NJ 9842 with the Karakoram Pass, sowed the seeds of Pakistan’s Siachen claim. Its correction by US agencies changed nothing.

Graduate and unemployed: India’s middle-class rulebook for career & success no longer works

Low salaries, little growth in corporate jobs and F&O losses, the assumptions that once built middle class security are no longer applicable to the emerging Indian economy.

Iran launches missile at US and UK’s Diego Garcia base, reveals new striking capability

New Delhi: In a dramatic escalation that has surprised the world, Iran attempted two missile strikes on a US-UK joint military base in the...

The Vishwaguru delusion, mine vs yours, is ruining our view of the world

One side thinks India is punching way above its weight. The other thinks Modi has undermined India and it punches below its strength. Both are wrong.