by Our Correspondent in New Delhi The BRICS New Delhi Declaration is less a routine summit communiqué than a broad statement of intent about how its members believe the international system should
by Our Diplomatic Affairs Editor Sunil Handunnetti took a bad bath over the English language in China—an exhibition not merely of linguistic inadequacy, but of staggering delusion. His overconfidence in the face
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Editorial Today, Sri Lanka celebrates the eightieth birthday of Former President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga, whose political trajectory remains intricately entwined with the nation’s turbulent postcolonial evolution marked by ethnic discord, contested sovereignty,
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Editorial Over the past decade and more, attacks on churches and tourist sites have become a grim and repeated feature in several parts of the world. From the coordinated bombings in Colombo,
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When the gavel falls in silence, tyranny often wears the robes of justice. The Supreme Court, once the bulwark of constitutionalism, has in numerous post-colonial states become an unchallengeable citadel of finality—an
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Drug use disorders represent a pressing issue across the globe and have placed a particularly heavy burden on Sri Lanka’s public health and security systems, profoundly affecting its youth and broader communities.
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by Our Foreign Affairs Editor Australia is quietly undergoing one of the most significant strategic shifts in its modern economic history. Traditionally a champion of open markets and trade liberalization, the country
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The final hours of the Second World War remain a crucible of contested narratives, a tableau upon which Western supremacy meticulously inscribed its enduring mythos. As the Allies orchestrated the denouement of
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Editor’s Note:As the Israel-Iran conflict intensifies and Trump escalates pressure, Chinese strategist Chen Jing goes bold: If Iran pulls through, China and Russia could back it—just like they did with Vietnam. Iran
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In a detailed analysis published by The Times UK, the world has been offered a glimpse into the potential steps and consequences of a U.S. military strike on Iran — an operation
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Every morning, I open the newspapers (now on apps rather than print) and read about atrocities taking place across the world. There is an inflation of pain, from the genocide in Gaza
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