Five stories of seminal Indian bilateral agreements: AR Ghanashyam
The Simla Agreement was signed on July 2, 1972, by Prime Minister Indira Gandhi and President Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto. It involved the return of 93,000 Pakistani prisoners of war and areas of west ...
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‘Need a change’: Sri Lanka’s leftist win sparks hopes, bridges old divides
President Dissanayake’s party has won a two-thirds majority in parliament, including among Tamils and Muslims.
JVP now has a chance to rewrite history, says party’s general secretary Tilvin Silva
The Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna [JVP or People’s Liberation Front], which leads Sri Lanka’s ruling National People’s Power [NPP ...
Sri Lanka's new Marxist leader wins huge majority
The left-leaning coalition of newly elected Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake won 159 of the legislature's 225 ...
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Sri Lanka’s new president with Marxist-leanings wins two-thirds majority in parliament
The party of Sri Lanka’s new Marxist-leaning President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has won a two-thirds majority in parliament.