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
by a Concerned Law-Abiding Citizen The judiciary, the bedrock of democracy, is entrusted with the solemn duty of upholding justice and ensuring the rule of law. However, history reveals instances where the
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There is an expectation that Prime Minister Narendra Modi would prioritise a historic turnaround in India’s relations with China as a legacy of his 15 years in power. Things are indeed moving
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In a recent commentary, philosopher Michael Marder looks beyond the immediate horror of what is taking place in Gaza to consider the ontological implications of what we see in the long-distance drone shots of the
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Comrade Dr. Vickramabahu Karunaratne’s legacy deserves recognition through thoughtful analysis. In response to my recent article titled “41 Years to Black July – Our Voices Towards Meaningful Reconciliation,” I propose addressing a
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Domestic peace and stability have been the key to national progress in every part of the world. The growth of civilization and prosperity in the West has been possible due to political
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Democrats have taken another step toward formally nominating Vice President Kamala Harris for President, with the rules committee for the party’s National Convention setting up August 1, 2024, as the date that
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New York – According to Britain’s esteemed medical journal, The Lancet, 186,000 Palestinian adults and children have so far been killed or died of disease in Gaza. Nearly 600 Palestinians have been killed
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After the recent parliamentary election in India, Mr. Modi was elected as the Prime Minister for the third time with a reduced majority of his coalition government and with more members in
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Caracas. On July 28, the people of Venezuela will go to the polls to conduct the sixth presidential election since the 1999 Bolivarian Constitution. The two previous elections (2013 and 2018) were
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I have little doubt that President Joe Biden’s belated but essential decision to bow out of the 2024 presidential election on Sunday will go down in history as a patriotic act. Following
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The 2024 Paris Olympics, scheduled from 26 July to 11 August, promise to be a global carnival of athleticism and culture. Yet, this grand festival also casts long shadows as it draws
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President Ranil Wickremesinghe expressed shock at the failed assassination bid on former US President Donald Trump, 78, during a campaign event at Butler, Pennsylvania. Declaring that he was relieved to learn that
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You can never understand one language unless you understand at least two ~ Geoffrey Williams Sathnam Sangera begins his book “Empire World : How British Imperialism Shaped the World” by saying that 2.6 billion
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“Act in such a way that you treat humanity, whether in your own person or in the person of another, always at the same time as an end, and never merely as
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Joe Biden was discarded by the same billionaire class he assiduously served throughout his political career. Barely able to stumble his way through the words on a TelePrompter and not always cognizant of what
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