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1 – 9 of 9According to the constitution, the poll must take place in September-October. The JVP was formed as a Marxist-Leninist party. Recent opinion polling suggests Dissanayake would be…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB286768
ISSN: 2633-304X
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The campaign is led by politician-turned-businessman Durga Prasai, who increasingly rails against Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal (‘Prachanda’). Prasai insists that it will…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB283976
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Meanwhile, the pandemic-hit economy remains on shaky ground, although there are signs of recovery. Elections to the Senate -- parliament’s upper house, where the government bloc…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB259208
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Last month, a handful of locally active parties formed a new grouping -- the People’s Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD) -- to seek peaceful restoration of that status…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB257784
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This came after Sirisena dissolved the National Unity Government (NUG) that included his Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) and Wickremesinghe’s United National Party (UNP). Sirisena…
India and Sri Lanka have had several high-level engagements in recent months. However, contention over the ECT deal risks setting back bilateral relations.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB259839
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Contestation between India and Pakistan over Kashmir.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB224543
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Solih’s government has departed from the pro-China diplomacy which Yameen pursued, reverting to the country’s long-standing ‘India First’ policy. Indian Foreign Minister S…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB268760
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Several key polls are on the horizon across the region