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
On October 21st, 1973 during the Yom Kippur War, Henry Kissinger flew to Moscow. I remember his arrival there very well because I was with the US embassy’s Charge d’Affaires Adolph Dubs in his office
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On October 14, 2023, at least six non-local labourers, working on a private site, were killed, and another two were injured, by Baloch militants in the Satellite Town area of Turbat city
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The week that passed saw considerable political activity related to the forthcoming presidential election that must be held late next year in accordance with the constitution. Connected events included business magnate Dhammika
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Noam Chomsky has said, “People who call themselves supporters of Israel are actually supporters of its moral degeneration and ultimate destruction.” 75 years on the Palestinians have been struggling to establish their
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With at least two conflicts which are ongoing involving India’s main foreign military suppliers Ukraine and Israel/Hamas [Russia and Israel respectively] and a third being prepared for Taiwan [involving the United States],
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It’s not a real war. The bloody carnage in Israel and Palestine that we now witness is a large prison uprising being crushed by Israel’s military might. M-16 lightweight rifles against Merkava
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Former President Donald Trump, now candidate for President Donald Trump, has made outrageous statements about Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu and Yoav Gallant, Israel’s Defense Minister. His speech was given in West Palm Beach,
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When Hamas opened its surprise attack on Israel just before dawn last Saturday, it unleashed sustained salvos of some 200 rockets and missiles each at Israeli cities and towns. By mid-morning, the
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The Indian reaction to the massive eruption of violence between Hamas and Israel on Saturday belies ground realities and ignores the geopolitical environment in that region and globally in which this cataclysmic
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It is forbidden to kill; therefore, all murderers are punished unless they kill in large numbers and to the sound of trumpets.” ― Voltaire The War Margeret Atwood once said: “War is
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The sudden and unprecedented attack on Israel by Hamas, who are viewed as Islamic terrorists by several countries, has shocked and surprised the world. This is not the first time that Islamic
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by Jude Amory In the shadows of Sri Lanka’s diverse and tumultuous history, a new chapter unfolds – one characterised by a disconcerting surge in crime and gang violence. A wave of
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While India’s industrial growth is steadily forging ahead, the fact is that India’s dependence on imports from China for critical inputs to sustain industrial growth is also increasing at nearly the same
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India, a country known for its rich cultural diversity and pluralism, has been grappling with the phenomenon of saffronization, whereby Hindu nationalist ideologies exert increasing influence over state institutions. This article delves
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President Ranil Wickremesinghe’s recent interview with Deutsche Welle (DW), in Berlin, has been trending in the digital realm—not for all the right reasons, though. Thanks to it, the genre of interrogative interview
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