Since the beginning of the new era, China’s policy of fostering amity, sincerity, mutual benefit, and inclusiveness in neighborhood diplomacy has significantly advanced its relations with neighboring countries. China has reached a
Editor’s Note: The following insight was originally published in the Beijing-based monthly, Beijing Review. Can the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) emerge as a pivotal forum to mitigate the escalating fracturing of Eurasian
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Minister Bimal Rathnayake has said Ranil Wickremesinghe should have been arrested about four decades ago over the Batalanda torture chamber, the 1983 racial violence, etc. The former has also flayed the latter
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Europe calls itself the cradle of democracy and freedom. And yet it is also the continent that still preserves monarchies as if they were part of the natural landscape, unquestioned relics of
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An Executive President of a sovereign country does not cease to be President when visiting a foreign land. He remains the Head of State, retaining all the authority, dignity, and responsibilities of
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The arrest and remand of former President Ranil Wickremesinghe has triggered a social media feeding frenzy. The propaganda brigades of the government and the Opposition are red in tooth and claw; their
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India’s ambitious space program, led by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), has garnered immense pride domestically. However, the current state of India’s space achievements paints a much less optimistic picture. Despite
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It has been a few weeks since the demise of Lohan. He was known as a politician in the country, but I am going to pen down his Rugby Football achievements. Having
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by Durga Velayudham Hours of power failure in a courtroom cannot be an accident in any landmark case, especially when the court is trying to hear the case of a former head
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Harsha says that the government will do what Harshala says. There is no principled disagreement in this case. That is the main issue between the opposition and the government. Since there is
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Editor’s note: This article is based on a speech delivered by the author at IIT Kharagpur, in which he said modern wars are often invisible and technology-driven, with algorithms as today’s weapons.
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