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Land for a colossus
The dictator is overthrown and more than half the people rejoice. The dictator had filled the jails and emptied the treasury.
Tendulkar, Ganguly, Yuvraj failed; India's No. 7, not Dhoni, batted like a 'brat', overshadowed Dravid, prevented upset
In September of 2002, two months after the NatWest Trophy final, India found themselves in trouble when a familiar ...
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Electoral-shock, crisis continuity, centre-right convergence and left lines
There’s no sorrier sight than an unpopular populist” goes the old political science joke. As an old political scientist, I’d ...
The leader of Sri Lanka navigates the China-India rivalry on a visit to Beijing
Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has held talks with Chinese leader Xi Jinping, one month after visiting India ...
Sri Lanka seeks to navigate China-India rivalry and emerge from its economic crisis
Sri Lanka's Marxist-leaning President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has held talks with Chinese leader Xi Jinping, one month after ...
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Are the actions of the government, so far, purely cosmetic?
Dr Upul Wijayawardhana Sri Lankan voters excel themselves in ‘executioner style’ of voting; getting rid of failed governments ...
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State mechanisms need to fit in with new government’s ethos
Jehan Perera The government has two sets of problems coming from the past, one external to it and the other internal, but both interconnected.  The external problems include the vulnerable state of ...
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Squid Game actor Park Sung-hoon exits upcoming TV drama after scandal where he posted cover of adult video online
The 39-year-old actor was originally offered a lead role in the upcoming South Korean drama The Tyrant's Chef, ...