Nadarajah Sethurupan

Thirty years ago, today, His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama was awarded the prestigious Nobel Peace Prize in recognition of His unwavering commitment to peacefully restore freedom for Tibetans in …

Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on Tuesday received the 2019 Nobel Peace Prize at a ceremony held at the Oslo City Hall in Norway’s capital. Abiy received the Nobel Peace …

Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa met the Ambassador of Norway to Sri Lanka Trine Jøranli Eskedal this morning at Temple Trees. Reiterating the historical bilateral relations the two countries …

The U.S. placed sanctions on six current or former foreign government officials and various support networks in Europe, Asia and Latin America for alleged corruption, the Senior U.S. Government Officials …

The Defender Europe 20 military exercise has been designed to build strategic military readiness, US Brig. Gen. Sean Bernabe said during a press briefing on Monday. “Overall, the main focus …

The era of Romanticism is long over and yet more people than ever are drawn to spend time at one with nature. From spring to autumn, neon-coloured hikers can be …

US deputy assistant secretary for cyber security Robert Strayer has stated unequivocally that “any country that deploys Huawei equipment in any part of its 5th generation infrastructure” would be reappraised …

The services of 30 Sri Lankan Ambassadors including to Norway and High Commissioners have been terminated and they have been recalled by the Sri Lankan Foreign Affairs Ministry. In 2018, …

A delegation from the Royal Norwegian Embassy in Sri Lanka headed by its Ambassador Trine Jøranli Eskedal met Sri Lankan new President Rajapaksa on Monday. The delegation extended the good …

‘Under the Norwegian presidency, the new and ambitious Oslo Action Plan is being adopted to step up action against landmines. The Action Plan is an important step towards the goal …

Belgium, Denmark, Finland, the Netherlands, Norway and Sweden are in the process of becoming shareholders of the Instrument in Support of Trade Exchanges (Instex), they say in a joint statement. …

On 6 August 2019, a final peace agreement was signed between the Government and the Mozambique National Resistance (Renamo). This agreement is the result of peace talks that have taken …

Kjersti Fløgstad is appointed as the new Executive Director of the Nobel Peace Center succeeding Liv Tørres. She will start her new position after New Year. Oslo, 4. desember 2019 …

‘In the fight against marine litter, it is vital to strengthen the capacity to prevent pollution from shipping and fisheries in developing countries. Norway is therefore allocating NOK 40 million …

The Government of Samoa has declared a state of emergency in order to respond to the measles outbreak in the country, which is mainly affecting children. The World Health Organization …

Politicians and environmental groups in growing numbers are calling for a shut down of oil production in Norway, western Europe’s biggest producer. “We’re one of two European countries that have …

A Norwegian-led resolution on human rights defenders has been adopted by consensus in the UN Human Rights Committee. ‘At a time when human rights are coming under severe pressure, it …

President Trump announced in a tweet that he will nominate U.S. Ambassador to Norway Kenneth Braithwaite to replace former Navy secretary Richard Spencer. Trump’s tweet came just hours after Spencer was …

‘We cannot eradicate poverty by 2030 without better health. Norway’s new strategy to combat non-communicable diseases in developing countries makes a key contribution to those goals,’ says Minister of International …

The nearest minefield is nearly 2,000 kilometres away from Oslo, yet over 700 delegates from the world over have come to Norway for the quinquennial global summit against anti-personnel mines. The …

First effects since the USA withdraw from the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF) came quickly. Washington is planning to test a new ground-launched ballistic missile. In March Pentagon notified the …

Sam Brownback, the United States ambassador-at-large for international religious freedom, pursuing an agenda of peace and building peace around the region of Serbia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro and Albania. ” He …

NATO is open to new arms control agreements with Russia and China, Ambassador Kay Bailey Hutchison, US Permanent Representative to NATO, told a telephonic press briefing on 18 November. Asked …

The United States stepped up its push Monday for European countries to repatriate and put on trial their citizens who fought for Daesh (ISIS), launching talks with officials in Brussels. …

Hon’ble Supreme Court has pronounced Judgment on 9th November, 2019 in matter of Ayodhya Ram Mandir-Babjri Masjid Case i.e, M.SIDDIQ (D) THR. LRS. VS. MAHANT SURESH DAS & ORS. and …