More Middle Eastern oil is finding its way to market and Saudi Arabia has sharply increased exports through the Gulf. Yet ordinary commercial traffic through […]
Category: Geopolitics
India expands financial support to sustain ferry operations to Sri Lanka.
FINANCIAL CHRONICLE – The Indian government has announced an extension of financial support amounting to Rs. 300 million for the passenger ferry service operating between […]
Sri Lanka’s President Calls on Indian Defence Minister to Support Anti-Drug Trafficking Initiative
FINANCIAL CHRONICLE – President Anura Kumara Dissanayake of Sri Lanka has called upon Indian Defence Minister Shri Rajnath Singh, during his official three-day visit, to […]
The Gulf Is Becoming the Battlefield
America has struck Iranian oil tankers, Iran is threatening US energy interests and shipping through Hormuz has plunged. For Sri Lanka, a distant war is […]
Atlas Angel II: When Disaster Relief Meets Geopolitics
American military personnel are in Sri Lanka for a joint disaster-response exercise involving the two countries’ armed forces. The stated purpose is humanitarian preparedness, but […]
The Iranian Tankers Off Sri Lanka – Could Trump Strike Again?
Iranian oil tankers have been gathering in international waters around Sri Lanka as the American blockade of Iran continues. Months after a US submarine torpedoed […]
Iran’s Tankers Are Waiting off Sri Lanka
Eleven US-Sanctioned Iranian Oil Tankers Are Being Monitored off the Southern Coast — They Are Outside Sri Lankan Waters, But an Escalating American Economic War […]
Hormuz: Seven Ships Where 130 Once Sailed
Traffic through world’s most important oil artery falls to single digits as U.S. pressure on Iran intensifies, Tehran threatens retaliation and crude prices rise for […]
Hormuz Reopens: but Has the Danger Really Passed?
Improved shipping through the Gulf offers cautious optimism, but Sri Lanka still faces the challenge of higher freight costs and geopolitical uncertainty COLOMBO, Friday – […]
India’s Southern Defence ARC Is Expanding
While international attention often focuses on developments along India’s northern borders, New Delhi has been steadily strengthening its strategic presence in the country’s south. For […]
Fishermen Issue Remains High On Chennai’s Agenda
Representatives of fishermen’s associations have once again called for greater protection of traditional fishing livelihoods while urging New Delhi to continue diplomatic engagement with Colombo […]
Chennai Port Steps Up the Challenge to Colombo
CHENNAI: The Tamil Nadu Government is expected to place renewed emphasis on maritime infrastructure as it works alongside the Union Government to strengthen the State’s […]
Hormuz : The World’s Most Dangerous Waterway Is Holding Its Breath
If there is one stretch of water capable of unsettling the global economy almost overnight, it is the Strait of Hormuz. Barely 33 kilometres wide […]
Dirty Money Doesn’t Only Corrupt Banks. It Corrupts Nations.
Money laundering is one of those subjects that rarely captures the public imagination. It sounds technical, complicated and best left to bankers, accountants and financial […]
Japan : The Quiet Power That Rarely Makes Headlines
Japan occupies a curious position in international affairs. It is the world’s fourth-largest economy, one of the leading investors across Asia and a technological powerhouse, […]
Hormuz: The 33 Kilometres That Power the World
Every few years the Strait of Hormuz returns to the headlines, usually accompanied by dramatic photographs of warships, oil tankers and stern diplomatic warnings. Then […]
Jerusalem: The City Where Every Road Leads Back to the Conflict
Jerusalem has always carried more history than geography should reasonably be expected to bear. Sacred to Jews, Christians and Muslims, it is simultaneously a place […]
Indian business team travels to Sri Lanka to enhance trade relations.
FINANCIAL CHRONICLE – This week, a 31-member delegation, spearheaded by the Federation of Indian Export Organisations (FIEO), India’s leading export promotion authority, visited Sri Lanka. […]
