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
All mega-development projects constructed by the Sheikh Hasina government were heavily damaged by some planted hooligans disguised as anti-discrimination activists during July-August 2024. More specifically, it was a well-prepared, well-planned, and meticulously
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As the Gaza war enters its 12th month with no end in sight, the ongoing horrors continue to be normalized in U.S. media and politics. The process has become so routine that
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In the electoral history of Sri Lanka, there is a single signal or sign that shows where the international community stands. That signal is the minority parties. Among the minority parties, the
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Editorial Note: This article, originally published in the Financial Times, features insights from Bill Burns, Director of the US Central Intelligence Agency, and Richard Moore, Chief of the UK Secret Intelligence Service.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin has outwitted the West by his response to Ukraine’s Kursk offensive one month ago, which was widely celebrated as a tipping point in the conflict. The conflict is
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Twenty-three years ago this month the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon shook the United States and horrified the world. Almost three thousand Americans died. The US launched attacks
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Daniel Jadue, the former mayor of Recoleta (a part of Santiago, Chile), opens the door to his modest home. It is late in the evening. He is as hospitable as ever, despite
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The evidence suggests that empires often react to periods of their own decline by over-extending their coping mechanisms. Military actions, infrastructure problems, and social welfare demands may then combine or clash, accumulating
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One summer evening, the unrelenting sun over Niger refused to dip below the horizon. I sought out some shade with three anxious men in Touba au paradis, a small quiet restaurant in
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With the Presidential Elections 2024 in full swing and manifestos from all major candidates now issued, much of the public remains clueless or confused about who will ultimately save Mother Sri Lanka.
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“What can be worse than the worst?” Seamus Heaney (The burial at Thebes) In October 2014, the Centre for Policy Analysis published its third survey mapping the thinking of the Lankan people.
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Having served President Ranil Wickremesinghe’s despicable political agenda since May 2022, till August this year, parliamentarian Namal Rajapaksa entered the fray in a last-ditch attempt to save the SLPP’s nationalistic vote, Mawbima
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A Tibet festival began on 3 September at the India International Centre, New Delhi, to celebrate its rich Buddhist heritage, culture, and identity. The Sikyong (head) of the Central Tibetan Administration, Penpa
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Thirty-nine candidates filed their nominations for the presidential elections to be held on September 21. However, the number of candidates stands reduced with the passing away of one of the nominees Mohammed
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So shall you hear Of carnal, bloody and unnatural acts Of accidental judgments Of deaths put on by cunning and forced cause And, in this upshot, purposes mistook Fall’n on th’ inventors’
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