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Canada seems to be driven by vote-bank politics: Jaishankar reacts to Khalistani activities

Reacting to the rise in ‘Khalistani’ activities in Canada, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said that Ottawa seems to be driven by “vote-bank politics” and this has also impacted the ties between the two countries lately. He was speaking at a town hall meeting at the India International Centre, here in the national capital. Speaking to the reporters, Jaishankar said, “How Canada has dealt with the Khalistani issue is a longstanding issue for us, because very frankly, they seem to be drive

04 Jul, 2023

China only observer in Sri Lanka’s debt restructuring platform

China is only an observer in Sri Lanka’s debt restructuring platform created by the Paris Club of Creditors along with India and Japan. Sri Lanka hopes that China will assist the country in its bid to restructure the external debt in the ongoing negotiations, Foreign Minister Ali Sabry said. Sabry said negotiations have been progressing well with the Chinese as they are believed to hold over 50 per cent of Sri Lanka?s external debt. ?We have had several rounds of discussions with them,? Sabry

03 Jul, 2023

Sri Lanka launch program to gauge resistance of buildings against earth tremors

A program to gauge the resistance of buildings and new constructions against earth tremors is being conducted across Sri Lanka, the country’s Geological Survey and Mines Bureau (GSMB) said. Several small tremors have been felt in the country in the past year, said senior geophysicist of the GSMB Mahinda Seneviratne on TV. Seneviratne said they are paying special attention to buildings in Colombo due to the high density of structures in the city. He added that a 5.8-magnitude earthquake was re

03 Jul, 2023