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Sri Lanka: New president’s primary challenge will be to set the economy right

Anura Kumar Dissanayake has ridden on the wave of public anger and is tasked to change the political system to make it more honest and responsive

Anura Kumara Dissanayake, the leader of Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP)(@anuradisanayake)
Published on Sep 24, 2024 07:00 AM IST

In Africa, China eyes minerals and UN clout

China intends to challenge India’s narrative about being the voice of the Global South.

China's foreign minister Wang Yi, center, holds hands with his counterparts, Senegal's Yassine Fall, left, and Congo's Jean-Claude Gakosso after a joint press conference at the China Africa Forum in Beijing, Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024. AP/PTI(AP09_05_2024_000418A)(AP)
Published on Sep 08, 2024 12:35 AM IST

Why Bangladesh didn’t go the Sri Lanka way

Sri Lanka has shown democratic intent. In the case of Bangladesh, the democratic roots are weak, and the willingness of the army to step in repeatedly, despite elected governments being in power, is perhaps the major difference between Bangladesh and Sri Lanka.

People participate in a protest march against Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her government to demand justice for the victims killed in the recent countrywide deadly clashes, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Saturday, Aug. 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Rajib Dhar) (AP)
Published on Aug 12, 2024 09:26 PM IST

In EU polls, rise of far-Right has not eclipsed the centrists

In fact, the European People’s Party (EPP) has actually increased its seats. Its partners, the Socialists and Democrats, have had ups and downs in different countries but have not suffered a major loss

A child peers from a voting cabin during European and local elections in Baleni, Romania, Sunday, June 9 (AP)
Updated on Jun 16, 2024 12:10 PM IST

Engaging with Africa calls for new thinking

The Union government has done a lot to bring Africa into focus. It is time for more autonomous participation by Indian businesses, institutions and hospitals.

(FILES) General view of the Dantokpa market, one of the largest open-air market in West Africa, in Cotonou on February 29, 2024. (Photo by Abadjaye Justin SODOGANDJI / AFP)(AFP)
Published on May 24, 2024 11:19 PM IST

ASEAN must coordinate better on the Indo-Pacific

ASEAN countries are aware that the declining trust among countries in the Indo-Pacific require AOIP to be developed into a more effective mechanism.

ASEAN Flags
Published on Apr 16, 2024 10:05 PM IST

Learning from Jakarta on simultaneous polls

For India, Indonesia is a living laboratory to study the One-Nation, One-Election system, though their electorate is only about a quarter of India’s

Presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto votes at a polling station during the general election in Indonesia.(REUTERS)
Published on Mar 02, 2024 09:51 PM IST
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