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Lanka, India ink strategic Trincomalee oil tank deal

The agreement is also to help Sri Lanka to unlock $1.9 billion of support from India of which $400 million is a bank swap and $1.5 billion is in lines of credit.

January 3, 2022

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SPECIAL 2022: Lanka falls into Chinese Debt Trap

With Sri Lankan debts to China in excess of $8 billion, the room for manoeuvre for the government of the day was already quite limited…writes Sumit Kumar Singh For some South Asian

January 3, 2022

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Former South Korean President Park Geun-hye set free

Last week, President Moon Jae-in decided to pardon Park as part of his special amnesty for the new year…reports Asian Lite News. Former South Korean President Park Geun-hye was set free on

January 3, 2022

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Pakistan Jamaat Targets IMF

Sirajul Haq, chief of the Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) rejected the interest-based economic system, saying that Pakistan was not created for usury and corruption….reports Asian Lite News Sirajul Haq, chief of the Jamaat-e-Islami (JI),

January 3, 2022

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India offers Bangladesh use of inland waterways system up to Varanasi

“When it comes to roads, we already have a reciprocal agreement with Nepal. Our trucks can ply on Nepalese roads, Nepalese trucks can also come to Kolkata or wherever they need to

January 3, 2022

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SRI LANKA 2022: Financial Crisis Deepens

The crisis is compounded by high government spending and tax cuts eroding state revenues, vast debt repayments to China and foreign exchange reserves at their lowest levels in a decade…reports Asian Lite

January 3, 2022

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RCEP: World’s largest free trade deal on track

China will fully implement the obligations of the RCEP agreement and guide local governments, industries and enterprises to better seize the opening-up opportunities, according to the Ministry of Commerce…reports Asian Lite News.

January 3, 2022

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REVIEW 2021: Pakistan Fails to stem militancy

The rise in militant attacks in Pakistan coincided with the Afghan Taliban’s military offensive, which started in May 2021 and reached its zenith when the Taliban took over Kabul in August 2021…reports

January 3, 2022

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Putin, Erdogan discuss bolstering ties

The two leaders evaluated regional issues and international developments, especially in the Caucasus, Syria and Libya….reports Asian Lite News Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday discussed

January 2, 2022

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Afghans take to streets against freezing of assets

The Taliban caretaker government has repeatedly called upon the US to unfreeze assets with aid agencies warning of acute food shortages for more than 22 million Afghans…reports Asian Lite News Thousands of

January 2, 2022

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