Islamabad, June 14 (IANS) The use of narcotics as a tool has become a structural component of Pakistan’s sub-conventional warfare doctrine against its regional adversaries. The subcontinent will continue to face a slow-burning crisis until Pakistani deep state continues to treat narcotics revenue as a permissible substitute for the foreign assistance it no longer commands, a report has said. “What began in the early 1980s as a marriage of convenience between the Pakistani security establishment …
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Colombo, June 4 (IANS) Indian Naval Ship (INS) Airavat arrived in Sri Lanka’s Colombo for an operational turnaround, reaffirming the strong maritime partnership between the two nations, the Indian Navy said in a statement on Thursday. “Guided by the timeless ethos of “Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam” and aligned with the Government of India’s vision of MAHASAGAR and Neighbourhood First, INS Airavat arrived in Colombo on 01 Jun 26 for an operational turnaround. The port call reaffirms the strong mari…
Chennai, May 28 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay returned to Chennai on Thursday after concluding his maiden official visit to New Delhi since assuming office earlier this month. While the two-day visit was marked by high-level meetings with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, Vijay did not meet Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Sonia Gandhi, triggering speculation in political circles.Congress sources, however, clarified that the proposed …
Colombo, May 20 (IANS) Chief of the Air Staff of the Indian Air Force, Air Chief Marshal Amar Preet Singh, received a ceremonial Guard of Honour at the Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) Headquarters during his official visit to the island nation, marking a key diplomatic and Defence engagement between the two countries. Taking to social media platform X on Wednesday, the Indian High Commission in Sri Lanka posted: “The Chief of the Air Staff was ceremonially received with a Guard of Honour at SLAF he…
Chennai, May 13 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay on Wednesday moved the confidence motion in the state Assembly, seeking to prove the majority of his newly formed Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK)-led government amid dramatic political developments and growing divisions within the AIADMK. Soon after the motion was introduced on the floor of the House, MLAs belonging to the Congress Legislature Party and the CPI, CPI(M) formally extended their support to the Vijay-led administration,…
Chennai, May 12 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay on Tuesday urged the External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar to take immediate diplomatic steps to secure the release of six fishermen from the state arrested by the Sri Lankan Navy and to retrieve their seized fishing boat. In a letter addressed to Union Minister Jaishankar, Chief Minister Vijay expressed concern over the continuing arrests of Tamil Nadu fishermen by Sri Lankan authorities and highlighted the growing distres…
Colombo, April 24 (IANS) As part of its continuous humanitarian outreach to the island nation, India on Friday presented two BHISM (Bharat Health Initiative for Sahyog Hita and Maitri) cubes to the Sri Lankan authorities under the Government of India’s ‘Aarogya Maitri’ initiative. The state-of-the-art portable medical units, capable of handling up to 200 emergency cases, are designed to provide rapid response and are equipped with essential medicines and surgical tools for basic procedures…
Colombo, April 15 (IANS) Survivors of IRIS Dena, the Iranian naval vessel sunk in a US attack in early March, have left Sri Lanka for Iran, a senior Sri Lankan military official said. According to Aruna Jayasekara, deputy defence minister of Sri Lanka, 32 survivors were repatriated alongside more than 200 personnel on board IRIS Bushehr, another Iranian naval vessel. The personnel were said to have departed Sri Lanka on a special flight on Tuesday, reports Xinhua news agency.IRIS Dena was attack…
Chennai, April 12 (IANS) Twelve Indian fishermen, including five from Tamil Nadu, were apprehended by the Sri Lankan Navy late on April 11 for allegedly crossing the International Maritime Boundary Line (IMBL), in yet another incident underscoring the recurring tensions in the Palk Strait region. According to official sources, the fishermen had ventured into the sea in a mechanised boat from the Karaikal fishing harbour at around 10 a.m. on April 10. The vessel, owned by Veeravel of Tsunami Naga…
Ramanathapuram, April 9 (IANS) Ten fishermen from Tamil Nadu were arrested on Thursday by the Sri Lankan Navy on charges of crossing the International Maritime Boundary Line (IMBL) and fishing in Sri Lankan waters, escalating tensions once again in the Palk Strait region. According to sources, the fishermen, all hailing from the Pamban fishing harbour in Ramanathapuram district, had ventured into the sea for routine fishing operations. They were reportedly fishing in the waters between Dhanushko…