An American bargain on nuclear technology may signal a view of India as a counterbalance to China - and herald the fraying of the principles behind the nuclear non-proliferation regime
The veteran Sri Lankan intelligence officer shot dead on May 30 was a central figure in the atrocity-punctuated paramilitary aspects of the counter-insurgency campaign against the LTTE in the early nineties then had a critical role in the deep penetration attacks on LTTE commanders and officials.
Aid inflows, increasing exports, an expansion in agriculture and a revival in tourism bode well for Sri Lanka
Adam Smith''s invisible hand of capitalism is at work in mysterious ways, writes Peter Day, Presenter with BBC Radio 4 and BBC World Service
Agreement on a ceasefire between the Government of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam