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UK sends Sri Lankan Tamil asylum seekers to Rwanda after suicide attempts

Five Sri Lankan Tamil asylum seekers who attempted suicide on the British-held Indian Ocean island of Diego Garcia have been sent to Rwanda for medical treatment, The New Humanitarian has learned. The news follows a recent backlash against the British government?s immigration deterrence policies and a scandal that involved 200 unaccompanied minors who went missing after being in the care of UK immigration authorities. All five asylum seekers are being treated at the Rwanda Military Hospital in

23 Mar, 2023

India-Sri Lanka Fishermen Issue: Understanding the Conflict and Finding Solutions

by Y P Prakash The India-Sri Lanka fishermen issue has been ongoing for decades, but tensions have escalated in recent years. The issue revolves around the fishing activities of both Indian and Sri Lankan fishermen in the Palk Bay area, which lies between the two countries. This has resulted in a dispute over the maritime boundary and access to fishing grounds. The maritime boundary agreements signed in 1974 and 1976 between India and Sri Lanka were intended to define the international maritim

23 Mar, 2023

Japan will expand cooperation for Free and Open Indo-Pacific: PM Fumio Kishida

New Delhi [India], March 20 (ANI): Terming India an ?indispensable partner?, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said that Japan will expand cooperation for a Free and Open Indo-Pacific, adding that it is mportant to lead the international community in the direction of cooperation rather than confrontation and division. ?India is an indispensable partner and I believe India and Japan are in an extremely unique position in the current International relations and further in the history of the w

23 Mar, 2023