A day after India unilaterally asked for Pakistani diplomatic staff to be reduced in the country, Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi said New Delhi’s treatment of diplomats amounts to a “clear violation of the Vienna Convention”
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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