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The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund has approved a disbursement of SDR 150.5 million, approximately $206 million and equivalent to 26 percent of Sri Lanka’s quota, under the…
Canada has announced more than $2 million in humanitarian assistance to support emergency relief efforts in Sri Lanka following the devastation caused by Cyclone Ditwah. “The loss of life and…
Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Allison Hooker met Sri Lanka’s President Anura Kumara Dissanayake on December 11, 2025, in Colombo and expressed confidence in his leadership as the…
Henrik Syse is an eminent philosopher, author, and former Vice Chair of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, which awards the Nobel Peace Prize. He served a full six-year term from 2015…
Prime Minister of Canada Mark Carney continues to face political headwinds even after British Columbia Premier David Eby signaled a willingness to discuss the proposed Alberta-Ottawa pipeline agreement, provided the…
South Asia is emerging as the global epicenter of climate-driven extreme heat, with India facing some of the most acute and fast-intensifying risks, the United Nations warned on Wednesday in…
Clouds of uncertainty over the future of Prime Minister Mark Carney’s minority Liberal government lifted Monday after Green Party Leader Elizabeth May delivered a decisive “yes vote” on the Liberals’…
The world’s energy map is tilting toward Asia, and India sits squarely at its center, according to the World Energy Outlook 2025 released by the International Energy Agency (IEA). The…
The acrid smell of smoke hangs heavy over India’s capital as millions of residents wake each morning to a city shrouded in thick, gray smog. Delhi’s air quality crisis has…
In a world increasingly defined by interconnected crises such as climate instability, social fragmentation, and polarization, a global volunteer network known as the ALLATRA International Public Movement seeks to promote…
In this exclusive conversation with D.C. Dispatch, South Asian Herald’s special podcast, Sian Prior, Ph.D., shipping policy director at the Brussels-based advocacy group Seas at Risk, said the Arctic has moved from…
World Bank Group President Ajay Banga announced that the institution aims to double its agribusiness commitments to $9 billion annually by 2030, with plans to mobilize an additional $5 billion…
For two years, the Middle East has been a case study in how conflict unravels even promising economic ideas. The India–Middle East–Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC), announced with fanfare at the…
The World Bank’s latest South Asia Development Update projects the region’s economic growth to remain strong at 6.6 percent in 2025, but warns of a significant slowdown ahead, citing trade…
The India–United Kingdom relationship entered a new and more comprehensive phase this week as Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his British counterpart, Sir Keir Starmer, concluded two days of high-level…
As India strengthens its presence on the world stage under Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s leadership, the vision of Viksit Bharat, a developed India by 2047, has emerged as a defining…
