India and China compete over Indian Ocean debt-relief diplomacy – Financial Times
Sri Lankas navy scours the island nations northern waters in search of Indian smugglers hauling boatloads of turmeric, a staple spice used widely in South Asian cooking. The ultranationalist government of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa this year added the yellow seasoning to a list of banned imports in a desperate effort to prevent an outflow of…