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
Syria is the mother of all mysteries. Even the Romans couldn’t figure out all the intrigues, plots, factions, coups and assassinations that were common there. Nor could they understand or deal with its hotbed of
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The Pakistan Navy War College, Lahore celebrated its 50th anniversary three years ago. I was fortunate enough to be part of the Golden Jubilee celebrations being an alumni of the College, on
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Commemorating LTTE’s Prabhakaran, JVP’s Wijeweera and IS Zahran will not help us to build harmony, stability or prosperity. The surge of support should be harnessed by the leaders, their parties and the
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Sri Lanka is home to the world’s first female Prime Minister, Sirimavo Bandaranaike, yet it remains a country with one of the lowest levels of female representation in parliament globally. Despite this,
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In the aftermath of the devastation left behind in the wake of unprecedented floods, Nigeriens are rebuilding their livelihoods and economy with the help of several relief measures instituted by the government
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by Luxman Aravind The act of lying is as old as governance itself. But what if the problem in politics is not the lies of the leaders, but the willingness of the
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The surest sign that intelligent life exists elsewhere in the universe is that it has never tried to contact us. ~ Bill Watterson The study of Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP), once relegated
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The Korean President’s martial law decree was rescinded by the Korean parliament, whose members voted despite the incursion of combat troops trying to break into meeting rooms in the parliament building. After lawmakers
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President Anura Kumara Dissanayake (popularly known as AKD) led National Peoples Power (NPP)’s landslide victory in the general election in November 2024 two-thirds majority – in parliament, sends many signals. The NPP
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A ‘color revolution’, as we define it, is a mass uprising fueled by the rejection of official election results, backed by political, diplomatic, and financial support from external forces. This idea first
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As reported on November 25, 2024, Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) threatened to begin attacking Chinese Belt and Road development projects unless the government paid them a 5 per cent tax on the construction. In a
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A ceasefire that is sustained by a meaningful peace process… is the only way to break the cycle of violence, of hatred, of misery,” ~ UN refugee chief Filippo Grandi. The Ceasefire
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In the past four months, following the ousting of the Sheikh Hasina government in August and the rise of a new regime in Bangladesh, attacks on Hindus have seemingly become commonplace. Hardly
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In early November this year, following the appointment of a new president, many headlines were grabbed by news of the recall to Colombo of 16 heads of Sri Lankan missions overseas including
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Pakistan is the world’s most important Muslim nation. It has 251 million people, nuclear weapons, the world’s sixth largest armed forces, intelligent, capable people, vast lands and major sources of water. Yet
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