Diplomacy

But it looks like a temporary halt there being no word on the restoration of status quo ante on the Line of Actual control

Sri Lanka is well and truly in the vortex of Indian Ocean geopolitics, and the new envoys to Beijing, New Delhi and Washington will have their work cut out for them

Dr.Kohona comes to the job armed with a distinguished record in academics, international law and practical diplomacy. He has advanced degrees from three countries and experience as a civil servant with the Australian and Sri Lankan governments and the UN.

Over 700 students from 19 schools in Colombo received stationery and panda school bags.

It was agreed to explore the possibility of organizing more sector-specific interactions involving business representatives of both countries

The Project Steering Committee (PSC) met at the Indian High Commission in Colombo

Bilateral relations are on the upswing, but they cannot grow if they become inward looking and allow domestic issues to shape foreign policy, says veteran Indian diplomat Shivshankar Menon

Dr.V.K.Valsan is to be Sri Lanka’s Deputy High Commissioner in South India, based in Chennai.

He spells out how the Government will reconcile competing interests of China and India, and how Sri Lanka can have healthy ties with other countries including Pakistan and Bangladesh.

Tokyo has, albeit unofficially, abandoned its policy of shunning weapons. It has begun to add strategic considerations in its foreign relations.