There are moments in the long march of international affairs when a summit, otherwise destined for the archives of routine diplomacy, acquires the resonance of a turning point. The BRICS Summit convened
On 02 June, the Adani Group was also placed under American scrutiny by allegedly importing Iranian liquid petroleum Gas (LPG) – which violates American sanctions under the Iran Sanction Act. Such an
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Hours after U.S. President Donald Trump ordered a direct military strike on Iran’s Fordow nuclear facility, the world stands on the edge of a dangerous precipice. This unprecedented attack, carried out in
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Domestic legal systems differ, yet lawyers often assume that international law is universal…but my experiences as an international lawyer…have made me conscious of national differences in approaches to international law ~ Anthea
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It is popularly said in this country that a politician out of power is like a ‘banana without skin’. These days, we see several such politicians being escorted in and out of
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The US President Donald Trump who sought President Vladimir Putin’s active help a fortnight ago to mediate in the negotiations over Iran nuclear issue has abruptly changed his mind. In retrospect, Putin
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There is an incredible amount of scientific effort put toward understanding the past and bringing some of it back to life. Everyone agrees it’s nice to have some old structures around—like the
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In Indonesia’s Leuser Ecosystem, orangutans swing through the treetops, rhinos roam free, and elephants share the land with tigers. It is the last place on Earth where they still coexist in the
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Donald Trump may be about to cross a line he drew less than a week ago. Barring an Iranian capitulation on nuclear enrichment that no one anticipates, the president is likely to
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President Donald Trump has said he wants Iran to accept “unconditional surrender.” It isn’t clear if this is actually his policy, or just a threat. But whatever it is, the policy of
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Israel’s blitzkrieg against Iran five days ago is failing spectacularly. The Russian media reported that: i) Israel’s Rafael weapons complex has been destroyed; ii) Haifa oil refinery is in flames; iii) the
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United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk is scheduled to visit Colombo later this month. The House on June 5 announced the visit, two days after the UN Resident Coordinator
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When Gotabaya Rajapaksa was on the verge of declaring Sri Lanka bankrupt, a proposal was received from China through the then Prime Minister, Mahinda Rajapaksa. The proposal was to obtain a $4
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In his inaugural speech, South Korea’s recently elected President Lee Jae-myung declared that ‘no peace is too expensive; it is always better than war’. The words capture an idealism packaged in Lee’s pragmatism. Indeed,
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Behind the polished headlines and orchestrated political theatrics, a different Balochistan exists—one that the mainstream media refuses to show. For years, we’ve been fed a carefully curated narrative: a land of “development,”
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The region of Sistan-o-Balochistan in Iran has long been a hotbed of ethnic tension and separatist activity. With its large Baloch population, this area has witnessed sporadic uprisings against the Iranian state
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