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The 13th Amendment of Sri Lanka and India-Sri Lanka Relations
December 7 , 2023 Gayathri Narayanan N
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Introduction
The devolution of powers in the provinces of Sri Lanka as envisaged by the 13th Amendment to the constitution remains controversial for its full implementation even after 36 years of its enactment.

Sri Lanka, Neighbourhood Studies

Is the Sign of Thaw in Japan-China Ties Sincere and Real?
December 6 , 2023 Prof Rajaram Panda
Article Views: 337
Introduction
The US President hosted the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in San Francisco, California on 16 November 2023. It was an opportunity for the leaders of many leading countries such as the US, Japan and China to discuss threadbare some of the issues that have troubled

International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : APEC , Export Control , fentanyl production , Fukushima waste water release , panda diplomacy , seafood import restrictions , Xi-Kishida meet

Tibet: The Fulcrum of China’s Strategic Policy in the Himalayas
December 5 , 2023 Jayadeva Ranade
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China is positioning Tibet as the fulcrum for its strategic policy in the sensitive Himalayan region thus directly and adversely impacting India. Beijing appears to have assessed that it has sufficientl...

China, Tibet, International Relations and Diplomacy, Neighbourhood Studies

Tags : Golmud airport , LAC , mega dam , Nepal , Nyingchi , PLA , TAR , Tibet , Wakhan Corridor , Wang Yi

Addressing Post-earthquake Issues in Western Nepal
December 4 , 2023 Prof Hari Bansh Jha
Article Views: 599
The deadly earthquake of 6.4 magnitude on the midnight of November 3, 2023 that caused massive human causalities and destruction of property in the western hilly region of Nepal, had its epicenter in Ja...

Nepal, Neighbourhood Studies

Tags : earthquake , Humanitarian Assistance , India , PM Modi , relief materials , Seismic activity

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