Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and his Pakistani counterpart Shah Mahmood Qureshi will attend the meetings of the Heart of Asia Conference- Istanbul Process on 30 March in Dushanbe, the capital of Tajikistan
Sri Lanka needs well-designed political and economic policy changes for long-term recovery
The government has taken steps to address shortages of fuel and gas to some extent when compared to the earlier situation which had long queues that stretched for kilometres outside fuel and gas stations. But a well-planned recovery plan still cannot be seen that can address the long-term food security issues.
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