Monthly Archives: May 2022

Sri Lanka names new PM in bid to address growing crisis

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Link to article: https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/many-sri-lankans-flee-capital-political-leaders-meet-seek-solution-crisis-2022-05-12/ On May 12th, Sri Lanka appointed a new prime minister. Ranil Wickremesinghe, political veteran, has been prime minister 5 times before. But now, he must address the financial chaos and political divisions as he attempts to form a coalition government. In the past, he built relationships with countries India and China. Current crises in Sri Lanka… Read more »

Treat Chinese firms fairly, Beijing tells India after Xiaomi’s threat claim

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Link to article: https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/stop-regulatory-assault-chinese-firms-global-times-tells-india-after-xiaomi-2022-05-09/ On Monday, China warned India not to discriminate nor threaten their companies operating in India. This comes after allegations from Xiaomi Corp. that claimed executives there received threats of violence during questioning over alleged illegal remittances. Xiaomi is the largest smartphone seller in India. India’s Enforcement Directorate called these allegations about violent threats false. In late… Read more »

Sri Lanka protesters call for new government a day after clashes kill eight

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Link to article: https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/sri-lankas-colombo-calm-after-clashes-that-killed-five-2022-05-10/ In the midst of Sri Lanka’s worst economic crisis in history, clashes have claimed the lives of eight people. The Sri Lankan Prime Minister, the President’s brother, resigned as a result of the deaths. The economic crisis is being exacerbated by a severe shortage of foreign exchange, preventing large amounts of essential imports from entering the… Read more »

Kyrgyzstan alarmed by Tajikistan’s reported purchase of Bayraktar drones

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Link to article: https://eurasianet.org/kyrgyzstan-alarmed-by-tajikistans-reported-purchase-of-bayraktar-drones In Kyrgyzstan, there is a current worry that neighboring country Tajikistan has bought Bayraktar TB2 unmanned aerial vehicles (drones) from Turkey, which would mark a major technological development and advancement in the current arms race between the two countries. Deputy Kyrgyz Foreign Minister Jeenbek Kulubayev told lawmakers on April 27th that the government had pleaded to… Read more »

Uzbekistan denies Russian claim it violated Afghanistan’s airspace

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Link to article: https://eurasianet.org/uzbekistan-denies-russian-claim-it-violated-afghanistans-airspace The Ministry of Defense from Tashkent, Uzbekistan has denied all Russian claims that it violated Afghanistan’s airspace. The denial follows a report by Russia’s Sputnik news agency which claimed that drones that had been spotted flying over Mazar-i-Sharif were Uzbek-manufactured. These drones looked very similar to Uzbekistan’s Lochin drones; however, the video captured was shot from… Read more »