Since the beginning of the new era, China’s policy of fostering amity, sincerity, mutual benefit, and inclusiveness in neighborhood diplomacy has significantly advanced its relations with neighboring countries. China has reached a
During the 2024 presidential election, after Thalatha Athukorala withdrew from the Samagi Jana Balawegaya, popular actress and SLPP parliamentarian Geetha Kumarasinghe appeared on Sajith’s stage in Kandy. Within 24 hours of Geetha
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Trump has a serious problem. He wants to be the `stupor mundi’ i.e. the master of the world, but he is running out of things to conquer. Alexander the Great ran into
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The recent talks about a defense pact between Bangladesh and Pakistan provide a bright spot in their otherwise tense relationship. After the political changes in Dhaka in 2024, relations between the two
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Recent protests have broken out across several Iranian cities, due to long-standing dissatisfaction among citizens. These protestors do not come like flash drives. They are slow fires that finally come to light.
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Public institutions in Sri Lanka operate within clearly defined legal frameworks. When matters concerning such institutions enter the public domain, it is essential that discussion is informed, accurate, and grounded in law.
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Since the ouster of elected Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, on August 5, 2024, Bangladesh has been experiencing political volatility, social turmoil, and an endless spate of violence. With around a month remaining
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History has shown, repeatedly, that tyranny rarely arrives with spectacle. It does not announce itself with fanfare or force its way in overnight. It creeps in quietly—through decrees, enforced silence, and the
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Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) has seen an exponential increase in drug use in recent years. During the first week of 2026, a number of narcotics-related arrests and recoveries in the Union Territory
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In just the first week of 2026, Punjab recorded four consecutive targeted killings, reflecting both continuity and escalation in the state’s entrenched patterns of complex violence, and exposing serious deficiencies in the
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Global health authorities have issued warnings about counterfeit rabies vaccines circulating in India. The Australian Health Department recently urged its citizens to check if they had received the Abhayrab vaccine, which is
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