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📍Strategic Location
Sri Lanka lies near the vital Hormuz–Malacca corridor, through which 60% of global oil trade flows.
Western shipping lines view Sri Lanka as a fallback logistics hub amid disruptions in the Suez/Red Sea corridor.
💵 Economic Outlook
After the 2022 crisis, Sri Lanka is steadily rebounding — with inflation down and GDP growth projected at ~5% in 2024.
India played a key role in the recovery, providing $4B in aid and emerging as its most reliable economic partner.
Sri Lanka utilises similar balancing strategy as Nepal — welcoming Chinese investment while deepening cooperation with India on defense, culture, and infrastructure.
India is boosting road-and-rail links, aviation, and digital links under BIMSTEC.
At the same time, Sri Lanka is one of the most visibly impacted by the China's BRI (Belt and Road Initiative).
Some towns like Hambantota (China-backed) and Kankesanthurai (India-backed) are symbols of geopolitical competition — with Indian and Chinese projects just kilometers apart.
🤝Trade
Sri Lanka exports apparel, tea, and rubber to Latin America and Africa — increasingly bypassing Western markets.
The Adani-led Colombo Port terminal, backed by Indian and Japan, is framed as a strategic alternative to Chinese port infrastructure.
It's positioning itself as a South–South trade node, especially with Indian logistical support.
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🌲 - 🇮🇱🇵🇸 Israeli channel 11:
Hamas is expected to respond to the truce proposal within hours.
Netanyahu: We agree to the deal and are awaiting Hamas's response.
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Hamas is expected to respond to the truce proposal within hours.
Netanyahu: We agree to the deal and are awaiting Hamas's response.
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‼️🇰🇷 Lee Jae-myung, a pro-China candidate was elected as the new President of South Korea
▪️Protestors criticize the recent elections claiming 'Chinese interference', which were won by the Democratic Party's Lee Jae Myung.
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🇨🇳| Massive Flood in China
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▪️Five-story building under construction SWALLOWED by nearby RAGING RIVER — Reuters
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🇺🇸🇷🇺| The phone call between Trump and Putin is over
▪️The Kremlin says that Putin underlined in the call that Russia: “Played a significant role in the creation of the American state, and its freedom.”
▪️Putin and Trump discussed a number of “promising joint economic projects in energy and space exploration” in their phone call today
▪️The Kremlin also states that Putin told Trump: “Russia won’t give up on its goals in Ukraine…”
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▪️The Kremlin says that Putin underlined in the call that Russia: “Played a significant role in the creation of the American state, and its freedom.”
▪️Putin and Trump discussed a number of “promising joint economic projects in energy and space exploration” in their phone call today
▪️The Kremlin also states that Putin told Trump: “Russia won’t give up on its goals in Ukraine…”
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🇨🇳🇹🇼| Record PLA Activity in June 2025
▪️In June 2025, the PLA Air Force conducted 496 sorties near Taiwan, 348 of which crossed the “median line” of the Taiwan Strait — not counting carrier-based flights. Meanwhile, PLA Navy vessels made 210 deployments in surrounding waters, marking a significant escalation in cross-strait military pressure.
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▪️In June 2025, the PLA Air Force conducted 496 sorties near Taiwan, 348 of which crossed the “median line” of the Taiwan Strait — not counting carrier-based flights. Meanwhile, PLA Navy vessels made 210 deployments in surrounding waters, marking a significant escalation in cross-strait military pressure.
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▪️Microsoft has announced it will halt all operations in 🇵🇰Pakistan, citing increasing political instability and regulatory risks.
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🇮🇶 An explosion occurred at Erbil International Airport in Iraq. Sirens are sounding in the 🇺🇸U.S. consulate in the city.
▪️Some sources report that the explosion was from a drone strike on an Iraqi Popular Mobilisation Forces base behind Erbil Airport.
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▪️Some sources report that the explosion was from a drone strike on an Iraqi Popular Mobilisation Forces base behind Erbil Airport.
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🔥Firefighters battled wildfires in 🇹🇷 Turkey as an early summer heatwave hit Europe
▪️In Turkey, wildfires rage for a second day in the western province of Izmir, fanned by strong winds. More than 50,000 people have been evacuated from five regions, including more than 42,000 in Izmir.
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▪️In Turkey, wildfires rage for a second day in the western province of Izmir, fanned by strong winds. More than 50,000 people have been evacuated from five regions, including more than 42,000 in Izmir.
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🇮🇶 An explosion occurred at Erbil International Airport in Iraq. Sirens are sounding in the 🇺🇸U.S. consulate in the city. ▪️Some sources report that the explosion was from a drone strike on an Iraqi Popular Mobilisation Forces base behind Erbil Airport. …
▪️Earlier tonight, multiple missile strikes and massive explosions occured near Erbil Airport in northern Iraq, alongside a drone flying over the U.S. Harir base.
Dana Tofiq, Director General of Erbil International Airport, said that "there was no damage to the airport and flights have been resumed."
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Dana Tofiq, Director General of Erbil International Airport, said that "there was no damage to the airport and flights have been resumed."
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