Islamabad, April 19 (IANS) Pakistan announced the International Gandhara Conference on Buddhist Heritage from March 27-31, inviting delegations from Buddhist‑majority countries like Myanmar, Thailand, Sri Lanka and Japan. However, the event aimed to revive tourism by attracting Buddhist pilgrims, secure development grants for heritage preservation and showcase Pakistan as protector of Buddhist heritage was cancelled due to underwhelming international response and credibility issues faced by Pa…
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Colombo, March 5 (IANS) China’s systematic undermining of Buddhist values in Sri Lanka reflects a calculated strategy aimed at embedding the Chinese Communist Party’s agenda into the spiritual and political life of the island nation. What seems like cultural diplomacy is actually ideological infiltration and Sri Lanka must navigate carefully to avoid trading its centuries-old Buddhist heritage at the expense of economic dependency, a report said on Thursday.“Sri Lanka, long celebrated as the c…