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Putin gets the summit he’d been waiting for, and a crocodile massacre in Indonesia

Vandana Menon - 17 July, 2018

Senior military officers in Egypt may escape punishment for post-Morsi violence, and British army to hire Gurkha women.

India to gain control of Mattala airport in Sri Lanka’s Hambantota

PTI - 6 July, 2018

The $210 million facility, is dubbed 'world's emptiest airport', would be operated as a Sri Lanka-India joint venture.

Sri Lanka’s lone Tamil woman minister steps down after controversial LTTE revival remarks

PTI - 6 July, 2018

The Opposition had sought Vijeyakala Maheswaran's resignation for violating the constitution by espousing LTTE's cause.

New York has sued Donald Trump, and the World Cup is more than just a game for Russia

Vandana Menon - 15 June, 2018

Chinese diplomacy for peace in the Korean peninsula and officials apprehensive of Trump's NATO move after G7 'train wreck'.

Pakistan bans ex-spy chief from leaving the country, while Kabul and Islamabad talk peace

ThePrint Team - 29 May, 2018

The Nations Next Door is a daily roundup of the most interesting news and views from across South Asia.

File photo of Rajiv Gandhi | Hulton Archive/Getty Images

How Rajiv Gandhi, ‘such a nice man’, won and ruined India’s biggest mandate

Shekhar Gupta - 21 May, 2018

When Rajiv Gandhi started he could do no wrong. Halfway through his five years, he could do no right. His tenure had many chastening lessons in how mega mandates can make you smug and self-destruct.

Whatever happens in the 2020 election, Colombo cannot play the China card against India

Seshadri Chari - 11 May, 2018

Issues that dominated the political discourse in 2015 are all back in focus, hotly debated in and outside parliament, in the media, and at tea stalls across Sri Lanka.

Sri Lanka’s widely acclaimed ‘democratic transition’ has fallen far short of expectations

Taylor Dibbert - 19 April, 2018

Reduced authoritarianism and a significant widening of the space for dissent constitute the Sri Lankan government’s greatest accomplishments.

Barely used Chinese port in Sri Lanka stokes fears of Beijing’s real intentions

Iain Marlow - 18 April, 2018

The weak performance of the Hambantota port has fueled the impression that it simply serves China’s broader strategic interests to secure crucial trade routes and international supply chains.

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and Sri Lanka's Foreign Minister Tilak Marapana on 30 October 2017

Sri Lanka will ‘redouble’ its efforts on China, India free trade deals

Bloomberg View - 28 March, 2018

Sri Lanka is gearing toward welcoming investments from China and India, but negotiating deals won’t be easy. Trade pact with India as part of the island nation’s strategy of becoming an Indian Ocean hub for investors and multinationals

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Former Indian Prime Minister and leader of Bhartiya Janata Party Atal Bihari Vajpayee

Four headlines & a funeral: How Indian media got the Vajpayee coverage completely wrong

Kumar Ketkar - 20 August, 2018

Some talking heads were even trying to say that the emotional outpouring for Vajpayee was much more than it was for Indira. Instead of comparing the working st...

Kevin Spacey film earns $126: When will India be ready to do the same to criminal actors?

20 August, 2018

Muslims pray at Jama Masjid, New Delhi | Daniel Berehulak/Getty Images

Are Indian Muslims more religious than other communities?

20 August, 2018

This $1 bn ‘Sparrow’ from US will make Delhi the first Indian city with anti-missile shi...

20 August, 2018

Indian Army reforms: Cutting administrative flab or needless downsizing?

ThePrint Team - 20 August, 2018

Army chief General Bipin Rawat is set to issue orders to reduce personnel at the Army Headquarters (AHQ) in New Delhi. The move is being viewed as an indirect a...

Should ISRO be launching a new TV channel or focus instead on social media?

19 August, 2018

Devastating Kerala floods: National indifference or political partisanship?

17 August, 2018

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