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  WHY IS PM MODI's VISIT TO SRI LANKA  IMPORTANT? Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Colombo on a three-day (April 4-6, 2025) visit to Sri Lanka after attending the sixth BIMSTEC summit, where he was given a warm welcome. He was also given a guard of honor at Colombo's Independence Square. Tabla player Pesala Manoj also arrived to welcome him in Colombo. This is his first visit to Sri Lanka after 2019 and fourth since 2015. This is also the first visit of a foreign leader after the change of power in Sri Lanka . Sri Lanka is a small country in size but strategically very important. Sri Lanka is located at a very important place in the Indian Ocean. Many important strategic locations of India can be monitored from Sri Lanka. This is the reason why India is concerned about the growing influence of China in Sri Lanka. Therefore, the purpose of the visit is to increase defense relations and reduce the growing influence of China . Apart from this, this island...

  HOW IS BIMSTEC IMPORTANT FOR INDIA? PM Modi was on a two-day visit (3-4 April 2025) to Thailand at the invitation of Thailand's Prime Minister Patongtarn Shinawatra. He was making this visit to attend the sixth BIMSTEC summit. On reaching Thailand, he was welcomed by the Thai Prime Minister. After attending the BIMSTEC summit, PM Modi will also go on a state visit to Sri Lanka. This will be the Prime Minister's third visit to Thailand. The summit theme held on 4 April 2025 in Bangkok was 'Prosperous, Resilient and Open BIMSTEC'. India is giving more importance to BIMSTEC than the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC). SAARC was formed to strengthen regional cooperation in South Asia but due to the policies of Pakistan in this organization and its support of terrorism, SAARC has become inactive.     A STRONG OPTION FOR INDIA In such a situation, BIMSTEC is emerging as a strong option for India. It sees BIMSTEC as an excellent platform to ...

  IS THE RETURN OF MONARCHY POSSIBLE IN NEPAL?                Courtesy: Amrit Vichar Until 16 years ago, Nepal was the only Hindu nation in the world. But after a Maoist movement and an alleged leftist revolution, the 238-year-old monarchy in this neighboring country of India was abolished, and Gyanendra Shah had to vacate the throne. But once again, the wind of change is blowing in Nepal.  Recently, there has been a ruckus on the streets of Kathmandu over the demand for the restoration of monarchy and a Hindu nation. This movement became so violent in some parts of Kathmandu that 53 policemen, 22 Armed Police Force personnel, and 35 protesters were injured.  Fourteen buildings were set on fire. Nine buildings were vandalized . Dozens of private and government vehicles were set on fire and smashed. Curfew had to be imposed in many areas. This movement is an attempt to restore the old monarchy, which shows that the attraction...