Pakistan’s Role in the Future of Afghanistan
Summary The speed of the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan has surprised everyone. What was expected to take at least three months took merely a few...
COVID crisis is at a critical juncture
Sri Lanka’s Covid crisis is at a critical juncture the Independent Technical Expert Group (ITEG) said. Nearly 90 percent of the samples sequenced have shown...
India’s interests will be parallel to the US, but would not be identical
India is having its moment this August as president of the UN Security Council. For decades, the permanent members of the Security Council have gradually...
Tamil Diaspora Organizations Call for International Arbitration
Tamil diaspora organizations across the world express in a joint letter that any negotiations need to happen with international arbitration for their successful conclusion. They...
The Taliban’s Comeback
For the past few years, the main geopolitical power struggle in Asia has been the trade and military conflicts between its two largest nations, China...
How Afghanistan Will Influence Geopolitics In The Region
Afghanistan was the frontline of the United States declared war on terror twenty years ago. This led to the US invasion of the country after...
The Return of the Taliban
Taliban's takeover of Afghanistan is complete. There is a sense of shock at the ease with which the Taliban have taken over the country. There...
Indian Origin Tamils of Wanni
A few in Sri Lanka are aware that a substantial part of the population of the Wanni region in North Sri Lanka, comprising the districts...
We do not want to have any problem with the international community,
Following the takeover of Afghanistan, the Taliban has held its first official news conference in Kabul, declaring that it wishes peaceful relations with other countries....
The Afghan Taliban and the Fall of Kabul
Summary The Afghan Taliban have sought to present a careful reformed, more moderate and diplomatic face to the movement whilst conducting a brutal offensive which...
Taliban Leaders, Begins Crucial Talks On New Government
Former Afghan President Hamid Karzai met with Anas Haqqani, a key member of the Taliban, on Wednesday, as top Taliban leaders arrived in Afghanistan to...
ACT Now
The World Health Organization (WHO) expert group on Sri Lanka has warned that the current rapid spread of the coronavirus indicates that Sri Lanka could...
India, Sri Lanka, Push for divorce rights
Laws on divorce vary in different countries, intimately bound with women’s rights and access to justice. In many countries where Muslim communities are the minority,...
Fresh EU review on GSP+
Sri Lanka’s compliance to the conventions laid out by the European Union (EU) will come under fresh review next month as a mission is scheduled...
CLIMATE RISK COUNTRY PROFILE: SRI LANKA
Climate change is a major risk to good development outcomes, and the World Bank Group is committed to playing an important role in helping countries...