Shakuntala Bhabani

Dr. Shakuntala Bhabani is a Kolkata-based educator

October 6, 2026

German Former Top Spy and 2,000 Secrets

August Hanning, the former president of Germany’s Federal Intelligence Service (BND), has been arrested as part of an investigation into suspected treasonous espionage, the disclosure of state secrets and attempted treason, placing

History/Judiciary/Sri Lanka

The Monk, the Court and the Limits of Power

The return of Galagoda Aththe Gnanasara Thera to prison has revived an old confrontation between religious influence and judicial authority. His contempt case, examined alongside landmark rulings from Sri Lanka, Britain, the United States and Australia, exposes the difficult boundary

October 6, 2026

Sri Lankan Buddhist Council Challenges Prison Authority Over Monk’s Robe

Judiciary/Sri Lanka

by Our Correspondent in Colombo The Kotte Sri Kalyani Samagri Dharma Maha Sangha Sabha has urged Sri Lanka’s Commissioner-General of Prisons not to remove

Shiranthi: The Unfinished Case

Judiciary/Sri Lanka

by Our Correspondent in Colombo Shiranthi Rajapaksa’s return to Sri Lanka brings renewed attention not only to the financial investigation surrounding the Siriliya Saviya

Ramifications of Rohingya Crisis

August 21, 2023

Bangladesh/Human Rights/Myanmar

On 25 August 2017, the world witnessed the beginning of the forced displacement of more than 750 000 Rohingya people from Rakhine State in Myanmar, fleeing violence and persecution from the Myanmar

Escaping the Shadow: Battling Gun Violence in America

August 9, 2023

Human Rights/United States

Shootings have continuously made headlines just seven months into the year. The gun violence epidemic continues unabated in the United States. According to some reports, the United States is averaging two mass