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Asian Tribune is published by World Institute For Asian Studies|Powered by WIAS Vol. 9 No. 330               

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TN Government urges Centre to take steps for a political solution in Sri Lanka

The Tamil Nadu government has urged the Centre to take vigorous steps in arriving at a speedy political solution to the Sri Lankan Tamils issue.

26/11 terror suspect Headley pleads guilty: Escapes death sentence

Just as New Delhi expected or rather suspected, to avoid a possible death sentence and extradition to India, Pakistani American terror suspect David Coleman Headley has pleaded guilty to a dozen federal terrorism charges, admitting his role in planning the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks.

Sri Lanka Parliamentary General Elections: Opinion Poll second round result

The second round Opinion Poll (Monday to Thursday), launched on which party is popular and to what extent as Sri Lanka goes to polls on April 8, completes today.

Robert Blake on Listening Tour in Af-Pak and India: But Region is Holbrooke’s Domain

When reporters at the State Department briefing Friday March 19 asked why Assistant Secretary of State for South Asia Robert Blake was visiting Pakistan and Afghanistan along with India when Af-Pak region was the domain of US special envoy for Pakistan and Afghanistan, Richard Holbrooke, the department spokesman Mr. Toner said they had different roles.

UNSG proposal on advisory panel, an infringement on Lanka’s sovereignty: Rohitha Bogollagama



Sri Lanka reiterates its position that the proposed move by the UN Secretary General to appoint a Panel of Experts to advise him on accountability issues relating to Sri Lanka is an infringement on the sovereignty of an independent Member State, Minister for Foreign Affairs Rohitha Bogollagama has said today.

Mumbai attack: India fears suspect Headley may get away easily

There are serious concerns in New Delhi over reports from US that 26/11 Mumbai terror suspect David Headley may enter into a plea bargain with prosecutors in Chicago, lending credence to suspicion that he may have been actually working for the Americans.

The Second Court Martial postponed without a date for resumption

The second court martial assembled this morning to consider the charges against the former army commander has been postponed sine die with no appointed day for resumption.

Today: The second court martial to hear charges against Sarath Fonseka

The former Army Chief Sarath Fonseka will be facing the second court martial proceedings today at the special tribunal set up at the Navy Headquarters today.

Para-Military network under U.S. Defense Department tracks and kills Afghan-Pakistan insurgents

The United States Department of State in most of its assessment reports of mostly Third World nations in recent years has alleged that Third World nations are using para-military groups to assist their military to combat armed separatist/terrorist movements in their territories.

Court Martial Proceedings Against Sarath Fonseka has begun

The first Court Martial proceedings against former Army Commander Sarath Fonseka have just begun around 9.45 AM.

India: Phone calls from terror suspects traced to Karachi

The phone calls received by two terror suspects, arrested on charges of planning terror attacks in Mumbai, have been traced to Karachi in Pakistan, an official from Anti Terrorism Squad (ATS) said on Monday.

Court Martial Proceedings Against Sarath Fonseks Commence Today

The first Court Martial proceedings against Sarath Fonseka, the former Army Commander begins today.

TNA drops 'Eelam' demand and calls for 'self-determination'

The Tamil National Alliance (TNA) has dropped a demand for a separate Tamil homeland and called for self determination and merger of the north and east.

Polls Round 2 : Readers to opine on the trend of elections in Sri Lanka this week

For a good interaction between us and the readers, time to time we have been running this Opinion Polls. The latest one is on which party is popular and to what extent in Sri Lanka General Elections as it goes to polls on April 8.

India, Bangladesh to hold talks on river water share

In the backdrop of differences between India and Bangladesh over calculating availability of water in Teesta river, Water Resources Ministers of the two countries will meet in New Delhi next week under the aegis of the Joint River Commission.

On My Beat: Sarath Fonseka accepts charge-sheet, to face two court martial

After a lapse of three weeks “On My Beat” makes appearance again in our columns today. In the mean time there were a lot of enquiries from our readers why the column stopped.

Legislators need to deal sternly with corruption: Dr Manmohan Singh

Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh has called upon the Legislators to deal sternly with corruption and inefficiency in the process of good governance.

Opinion Poll first round result

Thanks for those who voted in the Opinion Poll, we launched on March 8 in Asian Tribune on which party is popular and to what extent in Sri Lanka as it goes to polls on April 8, we have completed the first round.

U.S. Officials who authorized and sanctioned brutal torture Exonerated by Obama Administration- Double Standards?

The Obama administration’s Justice Department ‘clearing’ or exonerating two Bush administration officials who wrote legal memoranda to the Bush White House authorizing and sanctioning brutal interrogation techniques is a one month old story.

Putin signs pact for 12 nuclear plants in India

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In a major boost to India-Russian relations, 19 agreements were signed on Friday, including three in civil nuclear field and one for purchase of 29 MiG-29 fighters besides inking the revised agreement on Gorshkov aircraft carrier, a deal that was stuck for three years over price.



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