Infrastructure that carries a nation’s data, finance and emergency communications is strategic infrastructure. We would not hand over a port, a power grid or a strategic petroleum reserve on the strength of
The stranglehold of bureaucratic inefficiency in Sri Lanka has evolved from a mere administrative hurdle into an outright betrayal of national development. The government’s failure—or perhaps reluctance—to confront this deep-rooted administrative rot
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If there were a discussion on the art of living, many people would enthusiastically participate and listen to the views of experts. On the other hand, if there were a discussion on
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by Our Correspondent in Colombo Oh, what an exquisite irony unfolds before us! In the grand theatre of Sri Lankan democracy, where elected representatives are presumably the protagonists, a new figure has
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This year’s Munich Security Conference attracted as much attention as it did 18 years ago. Back then, it was Vladimir Putin who caused an uproar; this time, it was US Vice President
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National security is often viewed as an issue of pure strategy and national interest, yet the reality is far more nuanced. The appointment of individuals to key security roles often raises serious
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As a Mukti Jodha (freedom fighter – that’s what Bangladeshis call Indian Army personnel who fought the Liberation War), I’m appalled at the recent turn of events, the mayhem in Dhaka and
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The Chinese Minister for Ethnic Affairs, Pau Yue, is set to arrive in Sri Lanka today and will be touring the island from the 19th to the 23rd. Following the Northern War,
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The dark conspiracy behind the unlawful overthrow of HPM Sheikh Hasina on 5 August 2024 now stands exposed in all its malevolence. The 5th of August, 2024, shall forever remain inscribed in
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The latest budget confirms what many have long suspected—those in power lack both the vision and the courage to drive real economic transformation. While policymakers boast of economic recovery, they have once
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The lawless science of our law, That codeless myriad of precedent, That wilderness of single instances, Thro’ which a few, by wit or fortune led, May beat a pathway out to wealth
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“Don’t trade your dreams for a coffin at sea.” In recent months, the maritime tragedies in Morocco and Libya have drawn attention to the perilous and deadly risks of illegal migration, with
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On February 11, 2025, the inspector of a special commando unit C-60, Mahesh Kavadu Nagulwar (39), died, succumbing to injuries sustained during an anti-Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) operation in the Bhamragad Tehsil (revenue unit) of
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Maldives recorded no terrorism-linked fatality in 2024. The abduction and killing of blogger Yameen Rasheed by a local affiliate of Al-Qaeda on April 23, 2017, was the last terrorism related incident of
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Since the JVP/NPP’s arbitrary decision to curtail former president Mahinda Rajapaksa’s security and have him relocated to less expensive accommodation is now being legally challenged through an FR petition lodged with the
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What emerges from the dramatic happenings of the past week is that the 3-year chronicle of US-Russia rivalry and the NATO’s proxy war in Ukraine was a crisis engineered with great deliberation
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