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
Devoted readers will recall what I wrote in my most recent book, “The Storm Before the Calm,” that the United States operates on two cycles, one a 50-year socio-economic cycle, the other
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The Ukraine war will end in a surrender, not in a negotiated deal. That is my sense of where the war is headed and why the parties cannot negotiate a settlement. The
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The tentacles of terrorism have stroked the hearts of peace-loving people since time immemorial. The South Asian region alone has witnessed brutal chapters of terror and insurgency by multiple threat actors and
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During the months leading up to the recent parliamentary elections, throughout the campaign, and in the weeks following the declaration of results, opposition parties in India, particularly the INDI group, have orchestrated
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Flying without any support high and high, above and above in the open sky, has ever been a very popular dream of most of the human beings. But according to Larry Ortega,
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We recently witnessed the pathetic sight that even after 7 decades of independence and experience as a democracy where hundreds of millions of people genuinely feel empowered, the political elite could behave
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It was a sunny day, unusual for Boston, where winter is typically cloudy and temperatures dip to minus thirty degrees Celsius. My wife and I took a ‘Lyft’ to Andover from the
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Election is the manifestation of democracy, and several political entities expend every effort to present their legitimacy and acceptability by holding elections, incorporating people into political processes, and winning people’s votes. Since
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The General Election campaign by the three Conservative hobnobs can be described in no uncertain terms as a comedy. Boris Johnson, perhaps, seems to be no match for these three comedians, who
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“Back in Koggala, the lake sleeps preserving its bucolic beauty. The solitary fisherman in his dugout canoe ripples the waters with his home-made oar. He does not know that once upon a
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Deliberately or otherwise, President Ranil Wickremesinghe addressing parliament last week, used two loaded word, “judicial cannibalism,” to describe the supreme court determination on the proposed Gender Equality Bill. Given his wide experience
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“We are accused of terrorism If we dare to write about the remains of a homeland…. About a homeland where birds are not allowed to sing About a homeland where writers must
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In the first week of June 2024, the Palestine office of the World Health Organization (WHO) released figures about the atrocious attacks on health care facilities and workers in Gaza since October 7, 2023.
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The Russian President Vladimir Putin’s brief visit to Pyongyang on June 19 raised much heat and dust. The signing of a Treaty on Comprehensive Strategic Partnership by Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un hogged
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Around 60 years ago, China forcibly entered Tibet and occupied the region. Until then, Tibet was a peaceful country where Tibetans lived according to high-value systems and Buddhist philosophy, with goodwill towards
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