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Japan says lost business appetite in Sri Lanka

By Imsha Iqbal in The Morning, Mar 30, 2023Despite the decades-long diplomatic and trade ties between the countries since 1952, Japanese businesses currently have lost confidence in Sri Lanka due to the abrupt and arbitrary policy changes that have been made by the Government of Sri Lanka (GoSL), says the Ambassador for Japan in Sri Lanka Mizukoshi Hideaki. Ambassador Hideaki stated: “On the governance and transparency of the economic policies, in the past, there have…

FM Muttaqi, Iranian Ambassador Discuss Afghanistan’s Economic and Political Situation:

By Nizamuddin Rezahi in The Khaama Press online, March 19,2023Afghanistan’s Acting Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi met with Iran’s Ambassador to Kabul Hassan Kazemi Qomi and discussed the country’s economic and political situation. The foreign ministry in a statement said the two sides emphasized boosting economic relations and mutual relations between the two countries. Minister Muttaqi thanked Iran for returning the Afghan prisoners, the statement said. It is believed that the remaining Afghan detainees in…

Nepal’s ambassadors wait—months on end—for political access in Delhi, Beijing

Report in The Kathmandu Post, Mar 17, 20223Published at : March 17, 2023Updated at : March 17, 2023 07:50The “neighbourhood first” policy that New Delhi adopted after the election of Narendra Modi as India’s prime minister in 2014 has proven to be no more than lip service, at least when it comes to the South Block’s treatment of the Nepali ambassador. Nepal’s Ambassador to India Shankar Sharma has been trying—without success—for 10 months to sit…

Fresh debate on interference of foreigners in internal affairs

by Qadir Kallol in Prothom Alo, Mar 17, 2023The question of foreign interference into the internal affairs of Bangladesh has come up for discussion again. This has started with a remark by Chinese ambassador to Bangladesh Yao Wen. In an event in Dhaka on Tuesday, Yao Wen said China supports the stance Bangladesh has taken in rejecting foreign interference in internal affairs. Is there any interference in the internal affairs of Bangladesh? This question has…

Pakistan for staying engaged with Taliban

report in Daily Times, Feb 3, 2023Pakistan has called for continued “engagement” with the Taliban government in a bid to develop guidelines on human rights, especially women’s rights, in Afghanistan that will conform more closely to the international community’s wishes, saying the old approach of using financial pressure to achieve the objective is not working. “Pakistan and the Islamic countries in the region are working towards that objective of promoting women’s rights,” Ambassador Munir Akram…