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Sagarmala: India’s New Port Development Strategy and its Implications for Sri Lanka
India’s new port-led development strategy, Sagarmala, is an ambitious, large scale project that is slated to improve India’s port operational efficiency and harness the potential of India’s long coastline. This Policy Brief looks at Sagarmala and its implications for Sri Lanka, and recommends..
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UNHRC Resolutions on Sri Lanka – 27 May 2009 / 2-11/1
Let us look at how a country that weathered 30 years of terrorism ended that terrorism. How a country after suffering failed formulas of the UN brought peace to the people carrying out a military operation alongside the world’s largest..
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Govt. yet undecided on consensual resolution at UNHRC
Govt. sends 20-page response to UNHR HC’s observations UK and US to closely review UNHRC report on Sri Lanka Ready to visit some provisions of PTA, Sri Lanka tells EU Moragoda’s nomination as SL Envoy to India still stands Sri..
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Pro-Western/US backed Fiji wins presidency of UN Human Rights Council
(Based on Socialist web) Fiji has won the recent diplomatic contest to become the first Pacific island nation to take the presidency of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC). The body this month elected Fiji’s chief diplomat in Geneva,..
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Core-group working on SL seeks consensual resolution at UNHRC – Foreign Secretary Admiral Prof. Jayanath Colombage
SL insists it should agree on the text Dossier detailing out LTTE atrocities handed over to foreign countries Some powerful countries don’t like SL neutral foreign policy Govt appoints core-group to work on measures during UNHRC sessions We have not..
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China’s military ‘prepares for war’ with joint operations, cross-training
After five years of modernisation and restructuring command chains, People’s Liberation Army focuses on cross-service combat to maximise its fighting power Improving joint operation capabilities necessary for the most likely combat scenarios for the PLA, such as a campaign against..
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We expect the Sri Lankan Government to Defend our National Armed Forces in Geneva
The annual Geneva circus is again round the corner. It has become one of the most farcical performances by an entity tasked to be custodian of world peace. At the time of the UN’s creation there had been just 2..
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Geneva proposes asset freezes, travel bans ahead of HR sessions
(Courtesy of The Island) An Extraordinary Gazette notification, pertaining to the nomination of Justice Abdul Hameed Dileep Nawaz, as the Chairman of a three-member Commission of Inquiry (CoI), to investigate, inquire into and report, or take required actions, regarding the..
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31 Organizations in Sri Lanka Written to 47 Head of Missions in UNHRC Geneva
In the backdrop of forthcoming 46th UNHRC session in Geneva in Feb-March 2021 the LTTE Tamil terrorists, pro-LTTE Tamil terrorists diaspora and Tamil politicians are busy with their western masters to fulfill their geopolitics agenda under the cover of so-called Human..
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Foreign Secretary sounds ‘consensual resolution’ as pressure mounts in Geneva
by Shamindra Ferdinando (Courtesy of The Island) Foreign Secretary Admiral Prof. Jayanath Colombage on Monday (25) night revealed that the government was having discussions with the UK-led Sri Lanka Core Group in a bid to explore the possibility of reaching..





