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Nirupama Subramanian
Nirupama Subramanian is National Editor (Strategic Affairs). She writes on India’s foreign policy and national security issues.
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Need more India visas… Afghans feel abandoned: Saad Mohseni, business baronSubscriber Only
April 29, 2022 03:59 IST
Mohseni, whose Moby Group is based in Dubai, said the Afghan people had always believed they shared a special bond with India. “They are now feeling quite betrayed, they are feeling abandoned” he said.
Fri, Apr 29, 2022
Explained: The Baloch group behind Karachi bombingSubscriber Only
April 28, 2022 04:00 IST
Karachi bombing: Baloch Liberation Army has claimed responsibility for the suicide attack by a woman. A look at insurgency in Balochistan, and why a Chinese centre was targeted.
Thu, Apr 28, 2022
Maldives issues decree to ban anti-India protestsSubscriber Only
April 22, 2022 03:57 IST
The decree, issued in the Dhivehi language, says the state has a duty to ensure the security of diplomats posted to the country and diplomatic missions.
Fri, Apr 22, 2022
In Jaffna waters, India sinks China bid, but an old net problem risesSubscriber Only
April 19, 2022 04:30 IST
The Sri Lanka-India Memorandum of Understanding for the project was among several signed in March during the visit of External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, as Delhi extended a helping hand to Colombo during the economic crisis with financial assistance worth $2.4 billion.
Tue, Apr 19, 2022
Sri Lanka: The protestersSubscriber Only
April 17, 2022 04:00 IST
The protests have seen students, teachers, lawyers, doctors and nurses gathering at Colombo’s Galle Front.
Sun, Apr 17, 2022
Meet the man who has the most unenviable job in Sri Lanka: Ali Sabry, Finance MinisterSubscriber Only
April 17, 2022 04:00 IST
He replaced Basil Rajapaksa who resigned earlier this month along with the rest of the cabinet — this was a move by Basil's brothers, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and PM Mahinda Rajapaksa, to appoint fresh faces in the hope of placating the angry people on the streets.
Sun, Apr 17, 2022
A Letter From Sri Lanka: Galle StormSubscriber Only
April 17, 2022 04:00 IST
Amid crippling shortages, collapse of the economy and a political impasse, protesters across Sri Lanka have come together under the rallying cry of “Go Gota Go”. Nirupama Subramanian travels along the island country’s uneasy fault lines, from Colombo in the south to Jaffna in the north, to find that the protests may have served to paper over some of these cracks.
Sun, Apr 17, 2022
Time to resume India trade, doors will open: Pak’s top industrialistSubscriber Only
April 16, 2022 04:05 IST
He said the Kashmir issue had to be resolved with “small steps” to “bring temperatures down”. He also spoke on opening up Bollywood to Pakistani actors and India's IPL to Pakistani cricketers.
Fri, Apr 29, 2022
India finally on board, but Trincomalee oil farm now waits for economy crisis to liftSubscriber Only
April 14, 2022 19:49 IST
India's prized agreement with Sri Lanka for the joint development of the Trincomalee Oil Tank farm, signed earlier this year after a 35-year wait, may take years to turn around and at least a 100 million dollars.
Fri, Apr 15, 2022
Lanka diary: 6 takeaways from Mahinda Rajapaksa’s address to the nationSubscriber Only
April 12, 2022 12:09 IST
Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa’s address to the nation Monday night was his first direct outreach to the people since the economic crisis.
Tue, Apr 12, 2022
Sri Lanka’s former PM has a message for President Gotabaya Rajapaksa: Quit or explain why you won’tSubscriber Only
April 12, 2022 04:10 IST
Speaking to The Indian Express, Wickremesinghe also said that to tide over the current food shortage, Sri Lanka must tap its friends in South Asia — India, Pakistan and Bangladesh — to “borrow” foodgrains that could be returned after two or three years.
Tue, Apr 12, 2022
Breaking down Sri Lanka food shortage: Items people are queuing up for, and whySubscriber Only
April 11, 2022 16:57 IST
The Rajapaksa government has so far believed it can ride out this crisis with a few cosmetic changes. In its favour is the absence of a challenger, but the protesters are digging their heels in.
Mon, Apr 11, 2022
Anger in Mahinda Rajapaksa stronghold: Voted for them, see what they didSubscriber Only
April 11, 2022 04:04 IST
In 2015, after Mahinda’s shock defeat in the presidential elections, tearful supporters greeted him in this village and pledged to bring him back to power. But it seems that even here, people have run out of patience.
Mon, Apr 11, 2022
Sri Lankan newspapers cut down on pages, editions to continue printing amid economic crisisSubscriber Only
April 10, 2022 09:39 IST
Everywhere, news consumption spikes during times of upheaval, turmoil, and disaster. Sri Lanka is no different, and media houses are trying to keep the news flowing, also keeping pace with social media.
Tue, Apr 12, 2022
Express in Sri Lanka | Ethnic fault-lines blur as nation unites in one cry: Go Gota GoSubscriber Only
April 10, 2022 04:01 IST
In Colombo, Saturday saw tens of thousands converge at Galle Face, the capital's main ocean front.
Sun, Apr 10, 2022
Lanka Diary – 1: What people think of India’s aid to ColomboSubscriber Only
April 09, 2022 13:17 IST
India is Sri Lanka's only neighbour, and it is inevitable that New Delhi's role in this crisis should come up in conversation.
Sat, Apr 09, 2022
To India from angry street: Thank you, help us, not our governmentSubscriber Only
April 09, 2022 03:59 IST
Stores empty, despair grows: ‘You messed with wrong generation’
Sat, Apr 09, 2022
Amid financial ruin, Sri Lanka caught in political deadlockSubscriber Only
April 06, 2022 04:00 IST
There are no moves yet to get the government to prove its majority on the floor of the House, and the Prime Minister and the President have given no indication that they might step down even as calls for them to go grow louder on the streets.
Wed, Apr 06, 2022
Explained: The Rajapaksa clan in Sri Lanka politicsSubscriber Only
April 06, 2022 00:53 IST
In South Asia, no other political dynasty has been as confidently nepotistic. During Mahinda Rajapaksa’s second term as President from 2010-15, there were said to be more than 40 Rajapaksa family members in government posts, apart from the cabinet.
Wed, Jul 13, 2022
Explained: Emergency in Sri Lanka, its history and contoursSubscriber Only
April 04, 2022 23:10 IST
Emergency was first imposed in 1958 after Sri Lanka embraced the Sinhala Only language policy, and off and on from 1971 onward, when the left-wing Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna mounted its first insurrection.
Wed, Apr 06, 2022
Imran Khan ducks no-confidence vote in Pakistan, calls for early electionSubscriber Only
April 04, 2022 04:00 IST
He also congratulated the nation on their victory against an alleged “foreign conspiracy for regime change” in Pakistan. On Khan's advice, President Arif Alvi dissolved the National Assembly.
Mon, Apr 04, 2022
Article 5 of Pakistan Constitution: Provision used to kill Imran Khan no-trust voteSubscriber Only
April 03, 2022 17:22 IST
The no-confidence motion against Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan was dismissed under Article 5 of the Constitution. What is this clause? What has the Opposition said? What is the role of the Speaker in this affair?
Tue, Apr 26, 2022
Pakistan PM Imran Khan gives call for street protests, Bajwa differs with him on US, RussiaSubscriber Only
April 02, 2022 22:31 IST
Roiled by political uncertainty, Pakistan was on the edge Saturday as Prime Minister Imran Khan asked his supporters to take to the streets Sunday and “protest peacefully” when the country’s parliament is due to vote on a no-confidence motion against him.
Sun, Apr 03, 2022
Explained: Why India’s pact with Sri Lanka on a maritime rescue centre is significantSubscriber Only
March 31, 2022 10:01 IST
The agreement appears to be part of India's SAGAR (Security and Growth for all in the Region) initiative in the Indian Ocean, which has also seen India, Sri Lanka and Maldives give a new push to their 2011 Colombo Security Conclave that now includes Mauritius.
Fri, Apr 01, 2022
Army got Imran Khan PM’s job, why it’s now tugging at the rug under his feetSubscriber Only
March 31, 2022 04:00 IST
With the departure of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement from the ruling coalition leaving the PTI-led government as a minority in Parliament, Khan is set to lose an Opposition no-confidence motion expected to be voted upon on April 3.
Thu, Mar 31, 2022Journalism of Courage
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