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China's lucrative embrace of Sri Lanka stirs unease
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Some 600 years ago, the great Chinese explorer Zheng He and his vast armada frequented Sri Lanka, including landing once to kidnap an uncooperative king. It was all part of the admiral's decades-long exploration of South and South-east Asia, even to the east coast of Africa - before China would mysteriously turn inwards again. Now, China is reasserting itself across Asia with a scheme that
Read Full ArticleBrushed under the carpet for long, Jaffna’s social issues are coming to the fore
0 comments | by P K Balachandran
A makeshift house put up by Oppressed Castes in Jaffna A makeshift house put up by Oppressed Castes in Jaffna A makeshift house put up by Oppressed Castes in Jaffna Issues of social inequality and oppression among the Tamils of North Sri Lanka, which were brushed under the carpet either by tradition or by the exigencies of war, are now coming into
Read Full ArticleBrushed under the carpet for long, Jaffna’s social issues are coming to the fore
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Brushed under the carpet for long, Jaffna’s social issues are coming to the fore P K Balachandran, October 9, 2017 A makeshift house put up by Oppressed Castes in Jaffna Issues of social inequality and oppression among the Tamils of North S
Read Full ArticleIndia and China’s Tug of War Over Sri Lanka
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India and China’s Tug of War Over Sri Lanka India sets out to check China’s efforts to turn the island into a maritime hub on its “Belt and Road.” By Yigal Chazan Unnerved by growing Chinese influence in Sri Lanka, India is seeking to strengthen ties with the Colombo government through economic cooperation as the In
Read Full ArticleSri Lanka in Limbo - Despite Finally Defeating the Tamil Tiger
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Despite finally defeating the Tamil Tiger separatists in 2009 after a bloody decades-long civil war, Sri Lanka is under pressure by its ‘Western partners’ to do more to integrate and assimilate the northern reaches of the recently reunified country. Although not yet suggested as a serious solution, this could obviously take on the form of federalist demands by the Tamils and the
Read Full ArticleCome China Come: Let’s Have The Dragon-Lion Dance!
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Read Full ArticleSouth Asia: Greater Eurasia Scenarios - A “Greater Bangladesh”
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Read Full ArticleSouth Asia: Greater Eurasia Scenarios - A “Greater Bangladesh”
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Read Full ArticleCome China Come: Let’s Have The Dragon-Lion Dance ! in South Asia
0 comments | by Nilantha Ilangamuwa
China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi is here in Colombo on a two day official visit. It has been very interesting and a pinking diplomatic relationship that Sri Lanka as a sovereign nation has developed since the ancient times with the Republic. Whatever may the recorded history placed before us be, one thing is certain and that is that China has played a significant role in
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