At least 280,000 people are missing in the war between Russia and Ukraine, according to the list maintained by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). The figure includes both Ukrainians
“It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen.” ~ George Orwell (1984) Some fates are written in broken promises. The UNP’s 1977 election manifesto acknowledged the
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Prediction is very difficult, especially about the future. — attributed to Niels Bohr It has been my custom, bordering on a private ritual, to begin each calendar year with The World Ahead of The Economist and
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Editor’s note: The following article is based on an open letter addressed to the President of Sri Lanka by a concerned citizen. A copy of the same letter was received by the
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The iconic figure in contemporary American journalism Tucker Carlson said earlier today in the famous podcast Judging Freedom hosted by Judge Andrew Napolitano that US President Donald Trump will declare war on Venezuela in a
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The election of Jose Antonio Kast as Chile’s president on December 14, 2025, marks a critical inflection point in Latin America’s political trajectory and reflects a wider global shift toward far-right and
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Updated Story: Australia is reeling after a devastating mass shooting at Bondi Beach on Sunday claimed the lives of at least 16 people, including a Holocaust survivor, a young French professional exploring
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by Durga Velayudham and Luxman Aravind The question of whether Trincomalee is being quietly prepared for an Indo–US– “Sri Lanka” joint military command no longer belongs to the world of speculation or
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Summary: In this provocative essay, Martina Moneke argues that the scientific name Homo sapiens no longer reflects the reality of human behavior. Despite our intelligence, humanity has repeatedly demonstrated arrogance and ethical blindness—systematically misrepresenting
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The Parable of the Broken Window In 1850, the French economist Frederic Bastiat penned “The Parable of the Broken Window.” A boy breaks a shop window, and a glazier is paid six
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by Luxman Aravind Nine days after Cyclone Ditwah tore through Sri Lanka’s coast, the public woke to the unexpected sight of a United States military team landing in the country under the banner of
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by Our Correspondent in New Delhi In the cutthroat world of aviation, where margins are wafer-thin and operational missteps unforgiving, leadership is not just important—it is everything. And yet, in a stunning
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by Our Defence Affairs Editor The 2025 National Security Strategy of the United States published this week is framed as a repudiation of what it calls decades of “laundry lists of wishes”
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This question haunts every survivor, every family member who lost a loved one, every rescue worker who arrived too late. The uncomfortable truth emerging from post-disaster analyses is clear: while the storm
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During the closing plenaries of the 30th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP30) in Belém do Pará in the Brazilian Amazon, United Nations Climate Change
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A state visit by the Russian president to India is always a significant event, given the size of the two countries and their influence on the world stage. However, Vladimir Putin’s trip
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