McCarthy failed to master the art of corralling a deeply divided Republican majority that could never quite bring itself to rally behind him when it came time to choose normalcy over chaos. With the GOP base increasingly hungry for…
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The recent bailout agreement between the International Monetary Fund and Sri Lanka fails to address the economy’s structural problems. Instead, it focuses on highly regressive measures that disproportionately affect the working poor and are…
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A newly confident India is presenting itself as a different kind of leader for developing countries — one that is big, important and better positioned than China in an increasingly polarized world to push the West to alter its ways
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It’s not Sri Lanka that has a Channel 4 problem, it’s the Sri Lankan government. But in this corner of the world the Sri Lankan people are, for better or worse, identified with their government. As such any media program targeting the Sri…
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Inside a sprawling golf resort south of New Delhi, diplomats were busy making final preparations for a fast-approaching global summit. The road outside was freshly smoothed and dotted with police officers. Posters emblazoned with the image…
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China indicated Monday (4) that its top leader, Xi Jinping, would skip the Group of 20 summit in New Delhi this weekend, dealing a blow to India, the event’s host nation, and raising questions about Xi’s profile as a global statesman
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The United States is racing to improve its messaging to the developing world as the BRICS group grows, although few in Washington view an immediate threat from the Chinese-backed club
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In late July, Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe made his first visit to India since taking office. His remarks at an Indian CEOs’ Forum in Colombo ahead of his trip gave a clue to the scope of the agreements to be disclosed in New…
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When Israeli lawmakers passed a deeply contentious law last Monday (24) to weaken the Supreme Court, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu did not linger in the voting chamber to celebrate
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There has always been a bit of disappointment with Wickremesinghe in New Delhi as many Indian projects were stuck during his stint as prime minister under the Maithripala Sirisena presidency. India had hoped that Sirisena, who succeeded…
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