At press conference Monday, Nedumaran claimed LTTE chief Prabhakaran, killed by Sri Lankan army in 2009, 'is healthy and fine' & will soon 'announce a plan for liberation of Tamils'.
During foreign minister G.L. Peiris’s visit to India this week, New Delhi & Colombo also vowed to enhance connectivity & have bilateral groups meet early to resolve fishermen’s problems.
Amendment is aimed at facilitating reconciliation of Tamilian minority by giving them greater representation, but successive Sri Lankan governments see it as an imposition by India.
India believes voting against Sri Lanka will not be conducive to the growth of bilateral ties as New Delhi considers it a ‘friendly’ neighbouring country.
India’s Permanent Representative to UN says country supports Sri Lanka’s unity & territorial integrity, but is committed to aspirations of its Tamil people.
The Southeast Asian theatre is central to the Great Power contest between the US and China. It’s also a landscape where middle powers—France, the UK, Turkey—are shaping the strategic environment.
Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.
Capable of being fired in plain and high-altitude areas, it has day-and-night capability and two-way data link to support post-launch target, aim-point update.
Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.
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