by Luxman Aravind Rajapaksas are in trouble. As our columnist Durga Velayudham noted in yesterday’s column, a confrontation is unfolding between politically motivated Buddhist monk groups and the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP),
Understanding the MOU Most of the critical commentary on the Trump administration’s memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Iran centers on the specific commitments each side is supposed to have made and intends
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On Wednesday morning, Anant Ambani, heir to one of the world’s largest fortunes, was on his way to work with his wife when he spotted an injured crow by the road. He
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On June 22, 2026, an Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) in Quetta, the provincial capital of Balochistan, sentenced Dr. Mahrang Baloch, founder and leader of the Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC), and her associate, Sibghatullah,
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As predatory hyenas roam unchecked, Bangladesh must steadfastly defend its democracy against extremist symbolism, preserving liberty, constitutional order, national unity, and peace. Bangladesh stands at a profoundly delicate moment in its national
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When political slogans are repeated loudly enough and frequently enough, they can begin to sound like established historical truth. This is precisely what has happened with the narrative surrounding Balochistan, Pakistan’s largest
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Radical Islamist Pakistani origin mafia, the ill-famed ‘grooming gangs’ have got thoroughly exposed for their nefarious, rapacious, pervert and abusive sexual acts against vulnerable girls and women of non-muslim origin in United
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There are many who think Trump’s about face on Iran, virtually embracing the radical IRGC (now they are linked up to CENTCOM in Doha, Qatar) is a sellout of US and allied forces,
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Phrases like “public benefit,” “impact,” “responsibility,” or “sustainability” are routinely used by universities, nonprofits, corporations, and public agencies to describe their work, summarizing complex activities in ways that are easy to communicate
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Some sense of diplomacy and peace has prevailed in West Asia after the US-Iran deal was signed. However, its durability remains questionable. India’s strategic response to almost five months of conflict in
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Two decades ago, I was in South Africa with the Malawian economist Thandika Mkandawire (1940–2020). We were talking about his generation of scholars, who came of age during the national liberation movements.
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On June 15, 2026, Pakistan unveils it’s first-ever freedom report assessing Political, civil, economic, digital, legal and social freedoms. The report was developed by Mishal Pakistan, the country partner of the World
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The United Nations was never supposed to work like this. For eight decades, the process of selecting its most powerful official, the closest thing the world has to a global leader, has
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Across the world, the strength of a governing party is often measured through numbers: approval ratings, economic indicators, or public surveys. In China, another indicator is remarkable: the number of Party members
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The recent meeting of the Jammu and Kashmir political party National Conference at Dachigam was an atypical party meeting. This meeting was an important political manoeuvre to unify the party, reaffirm support
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With everything going on in the Middle East, Ukraine, the United States, and elsewhere, you could be forgiven for not thinking much about North Korea lately. But while we’ve all been looking
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