👤 Meera Srinivasan

2026-10-14 · The Hindu · Politics

Saudi Supreme Court sets aside Sri Lankan migrant worker’s death penalty

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2026-10-09 · The Hindu · Politics

Sri Lanka appeals to Saudi Arabia to overturn migrant worker’s death penalty

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2026-10-18 · The Hindu · Politics

Sri Lanka’s Tamil parties seek sustained Indian push to realise spirit of Indo-Lanka Accord

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2026-10-17 · The Hindu · Politics

Sri Lanka’s Human Rights Commission flags enduring militarisation in Tamil-majority areas

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2026-10-11 · The Hindu · World

Dissanayake highlights ‘good relations’ with India, points to New Delhi’s Katchatheevu stance

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2026-10-06 · The Hindu · Politics

From Iraq to Gaza: A Long Trail of Damage

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2026-09-04 · The Hindu

🔮 Just ahead of his election in September 2024, Mr. Dissanayake told The Hindu in an interview that fixing Sri Lanka’s crisis-hit economy — the island defaulted on its debt in 2022 — and wiping out racism would be “top priorities” for his National People’s Power (NPP) government. assertive

2026-09-08 · The Hindu

🔮 In May 2025, Britain signed an agreement with Mauritius to transfer sovereignty over the contested and strategically located Chagos Islands, saying the move would ensure the future of a U.S.-U.K. military base vital to British security. mixed

2026-09-21 · The Hindu

🔮 Terming the move “a decisive step” in operationalising the facility, the High Commission said the Trust will act as an interim governing body, providing administrative and financial autonomy for the Centre’s “sustained operations”. assertive

2026-09-22 · The Hindu

🔮 U.S. President Donald Trump’s actions have repeatedly shown us that where he cannot take on an adversary on the battlefield, he will turn to tariffs and sanctions. assertive

2026-10-02 · The Hindu

🔮 “But I will commit to always doing the right thing, and to lead a collective effort to rebuild our nation,” the new President said in his first address to the country. assertive

2026-10-06 · The Hindu

🔮 Connecting the U.S.’s war on Iraq, with its current war on Iran, our Foreign Affairs Editor Stanly Johny, who has been closely tracking developments in West Asia, writes that American troops leaving Iraq, could further tilt the balance in Iran’s favour. assertive

2026-10-09 · The Hindu

🔮 On September 21, 2026, President Anura Kumara Dissanayake met members of Anojan’s family, and assured them that the government will pursue “every possible legal and diplomatic channel” to take up his case. assertive

2026-10-11 · The Hindu

🔮 The Central government of India has acknowledged before the Supreme Court that Katchatheevu Island belongs to Sri Lanka,” he said, while reiterating his earlier assurance to New Delhi that Sri Lanka “will never allow its airspace, land, or sea to be used in a manner that poses a threat to our neighbour, India”. assertive

2026-10-14 · The Hindu

🔮 “The case is expected to be heard within two weeks, and a fresh sentence is likely,” he told The Hindu on Wednesday (October 14, 2026). assertive