Sri Lanka owes over $10 billion to its bilateral lenders, shows govt data. China, though not part of Official Creditors Committee, agrees to 'same terms' for debt it's owed by Colombo.
Heavy rain washed out Sri Lanka’s Group D match against Nepal. The 2014 champions badly needed a win to keep their tournament hopes alive after defeats by South Africa, Bangladesh.
Situation worsened after 2014 as Colombo started to auction seized boats, say fishermen. Risk is taken as catch in Indian waters is just not enough, they explain.
India’s strategic interests don’t lie in securing control of a tiny island. Instead, the real challenge India faces is containing China’s growing influence in Sri Lanka.
Carlsberg Ridge & Afanasy-Nikitin Seamount in Indian Ocean are of New Delhi's interest for which it has submitted applications for exploration to International Seabed Authority.
The 2024 Article IV consultation discussions have now ended with the signing of a staff-level agreement between the IMF senior mission chief and the deputy mission chief.
The distinctiveness of her writing is evident in her compositions—women, shudras, and atishudras are at the center. Her poetry challenges the aesthetics of 'modern' Marathi literature.
With bad loans shrinking & capital buffers stronger, urban co-op banks’ new umbrella body NUCFDC is now prioritising rollout of digital transformation.
If deal goes through, Greece will be 2nd foreign country to procure vehicle. Morocco was first; TATA Group has set up manufacturing unit there with minimum 30 percent indigenous content.
Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.
What’s PC & NPC in the graphic. There’s no OCC in it.