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
During his address to Congress on March 4, 2025, U.S. President Donald Trump faced brief heckling from Democratic Representative AI Green and scattered jeers from his colleagues. But the overwhelming response was silence, reflective
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India deliberately delayed the SAARC Summit in Sri Lanka in 1991, a decision that unsettled President Premadasa. Despite his repeated efforts, he failed to secure the Indian Prime Minister’s presence at the
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In 1989, one-third of the inhabitants of Porto Alegre, Brazil, lived in impoverished regions on the fringes of the city, cut off from sanitation, clean water, medical facilities, and other essential resources. In response, the Brazilian
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On 27 January 2025, hundreds of thousands of Palestinians left their temporary shelters in southern Gaza and marched en masse to the north. They crossed various towns along the way, one long
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by a Special Defence Affairs Correspondent in Colombo In a landmark statement in Parliament, Sri Lanka’s President emphasized a critical principle: the loyalty of the military should be to the state as
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Al Jazeera’s Head-to-Head presenter Mehdi Hasan and former President Ranil Wickremesinghe, in an interview recorded in February but released last week, dealt with the conclusion of the war against the Liberation Tigers of
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Nonbody can claim that the rate of growth of agricultural production, especially of food grain production, has been higher in the neoliberal period than during the years of dirigiste development that preceded it; it
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Much research has been conducted on the future of Sri Lanka’s tea, rubber, and coconut industries, yielding strategic recommendations and highlighting emerging technologies. Yet, a glaringly basic question remains largely ignored: who
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In recent times, the Chinese Foreign Minister has repeatedly asserted on various occasions that China is a peace-loving country and that it will do its utmost to maintain global peace, even in
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The recent hullabaloo faced by former president Ranil Wickremesinghe still continues to be a hot topic in many circles. Without focusing on the political content and hara-kiri he committed before the astute
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On February 28, 2025, three persons were arrested on the Sakawrtuichhun Quarry Road in Aizawl District and 623 kilograms of explosives were recovered from their possession. On February 28, 2025, one person
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On February 25, 2025, Vivek Yadav aka Sunil aka Karu Ji aka Break aka Neta Ji, the in charge of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) South Bihar regional committee and ‘zonal commander’ of the People’s Liberation Guerilla Army (PLGA),
More Through the past three year period, Moscow claimed that it faced an existential threat from the US-led proxy war in Ukraine. But in the past six weeks, this threat perception has largely
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The only local government institution that the JVP has ever won in Sri Lanka’s local government history is the Tissamaharama Pradeshiya Sabha. The JVP secured victory in the Tissa Pradeshiya Sabha during
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Navy’s efforts to eradicate Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) from North central and North western Provinces Sri Lanka Navy is famous for their improvisations and innovations during internal conflict against LTTE terrorists out
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