In the article “In parched Sri Lanka, biggest shortage is of water policy”, countless villages are relying on government trucks and vendors providing fresh water. This has been an ongoing process due to a vicious cycle of droughts and floods.
The Indian Express In this village in southern Sri Lanka’s Hambantota District, water sales are big business. Beset by a prolonged dry spell and day-time temperatures reaching above 36 degrees Celsius (97 degrees Farenheit), the village has seen all of its wells run dry. Water arrives once every three days in the form of a free government tanker, but it’s not always… Read more »
HARI KUMAR New York Times NEW DELHI — At least 20 people died in a fire at a hospital in easternIndia after smoke filled an intensive care unit, officials said on Tuesday.
Seema Sirohi Quartz India The Obama administration, now in its last phase, is unlikely to take any strong action against Pakistan even though the White House tacitly supported recent Indian military strikes against terrorists on Pakistan’s side of the Line of Control (LoC).
President’s Media Division President Maithripala Sirisena reiterated the commitment of the government to establish a BIMSTEC Center for Technology Transfer Facility to contribute to the collective drive for economic advancement.
In the article “Sri Lanka’s Troubling Turn”, the US contemplates whether or not to take action against the human rights violations that took place in their civil war with the Tamil Tigers. This sparked my attention because I am concerned about the country and where its allies may fall, if the US continues to investigate and persecute on these crimes.
LiveMint Dhaka: India has “all legal and globally accepted right” to respond to any attack on her sovereignty and territory, Bangladesh said on Thursday after Indian Army carried out surgical strikes against terror bases across the LoC but called for “restraint” from all sides.
Saurabh Sinhal September 29, 2016 NEW DELHI Air links between India and Pakistan — which include direct flights between the two countries and allowing airlines of one country to fly over the other — have now come under the scanner of the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO).
F. BRINLEY BRUTON and WAJAHAT S. KHAN NBCNEWS India’s announcement of “surgical strikes” in Pakistan on Thursday marked a sharp worsening of tensions between the nuclear-armed nations, signalling Delhi has lost patience with its neighbor for allegedly sheltering militants.
Michael Rubin September 28, 2016 Commentary Magazine In some ways, Sri Lanka is a model. After decades of civil strife and outright civil war, the Sri Lankan military did what hundreds of well-paid UN officials and diplomats could not: Return peace to the island. No sooner had the island nation’s military defeated the Tamil Tigers, however, then the United Nations… Read more »