Tariq Ali

Tariq Ali has written more than two-dozen books on world history and politics—the most recent of which are The Extreme Centre, The Dilemmas of Lenin and The Forty-Year War in Afghanistan—as well as the novels of his Islam Quintet and scripts for the stage and screen. He is a long-standing member of the Editorial Committee of New Left Review and lives in London.

September 5, 2026

Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka Police Seek Fishing Boat Restrictions During President’s Beruwala Rally

Sri Lanka police have requested the Department of Fisheries to prevent fishing boats arriving from the outer sea from entering Beruwala Harbor for two hours on 6 September, citing a potential security

Editor's Choice/Human Rights

The Billion-Dollar Debt Behind Rich Dad, Poor Dad

For generations of aspiring investors, Robert Kiyosaki’s name has been closely associated with a simple but provocative proposition: debt can be a tool for building wealth. His 1997 bestseller, Rich Dad, Poor Dad, encouraged readers to distinguish between assets and

September 5, 2026

Parliament Faces Unprecedented Staff Exodus

News/Sri Lanka

Nearly 30 officers and officials have reportedly left Sri Lanka’s Parliament in recent months to take up employment elsewhere, with most of those departing

India and China Prepare for New Border Commander Talks

Business

India and China are expected to hold Corps Commander-level talks in the coming days amid reports of tension in the Taksing area of Arunachal

Pakistan’s Imran Problem

September 1, 2026

Columns/Geopolitics

Imran Khan, Pakistan’s most famous cricket captain and the current Leader of the Opposition, whose elected government was toppled on military orders in 2022 has been in prison for the last three

Henry Kissinger: An Unpunished Criminal

December 12, 2023

Diplomacy

At last. He is finally gone. The Rolling Stone headline says it all: “Henry Kissinger, War Criminal Beloved by America’s Ruling Class, Finally Dies.” He was a world-class criminal and, as in better times,

Churchill and His Crimes: The Indian Cauldron

October 3, 2022

New Books

The following excerpts are adapted from the author’s later book, Winston Churchill – His Times, His Crimes, published by Verso Books, the largest independent, radical publishing house in the English-speaking world, publishing