by Our Correspondent in Colombo A prominent Chinese economist has called for a substantially expanded economic and commercial relationship between China and Sri Lanka, proposing the revival of a bilateral free-trade agreement,
For all its boastfulness, India is a poor and deeply unequal country. With a per capita income of roughly USD 2,700, this is hardly surprising. A vast population, uneven development, and long
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Pakistan’s most visible foreign policy gambits in recent years are its attempts to position as a mediator in the conflict between US, Israel and Iran. Pakistan has stepped forward to host talks,
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Ukraine is entering 2026 with its survival increasingly tied to external financing, as war, demographic collapse, and the withdrawal of key international support converge into a deepening economic emergency. This week, the
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Although we humans have developed our knowledge and sciences even to go to the moon, we have terribly failed to develop methods and practices to resolve our conflicts and wars amicably, without
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The large-scale US airstrike on Venezuela was unprecedented in modern history. The surprise attack forcibly kidnapped President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, First Combatant Cilia Flores, from Fort Tiuna on the outskirts
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Earlier this year, a little-noticed institutional complaint was filed against the University of Denver’s Sturm College of Law. It did not challenge a specific policy position or legal argument. Instead, it raised
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The United States Navy is undertaking a consequential reassessment of its aircraft carrier strategy, placing its newest and most advanced warships—the Ford class—under intense scrutiny. The review, expected to conclude within weeks,
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A growing wave of arrests and deportations in Egypt has placed thousands of Sudanese and Syrian refugees in an increasingly precarious situation, according to testimonies from affected families and human rights organizations.
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In a dramatic turn that underscored the volatility of the Iran–U.S. standoff, President Donald Trump moved to extend a fragile ceasefire with Tehran only hours before it was due to expire. The
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The newly appointed Governor of the Bank of Korea, Hyun Song Shin, used his inaugural address in Seoul on April 21, 2026, to deliver a stark assessment of the global and domestic
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