Inside Anthropic, two words have reportedly circulated in corridors and private chats: “crunch time” and “endgame”. The first refers to the year or two that some employees believe remain before it becomes
by Our Economic Affairs Editor The inexorable march of time has always been mankind’s most immutable adversary. For centuries, the enigma of ageing has fuelled an unrelenting pursuit to decode its mysteries,
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by Luxman Aravind When dreams crumble, it is not just the political elite who bear the burden of responsibility, but the entire nation. Democracy, that vaunted system of governance where power is
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Editorial President Dissanayake is set to visit Jaffna in a few days, an event that carries immense symbolic weight for the nation. To truly grasp the significance of this visit, one must
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by Our Diplomatic Affairs Editor Dr. Aafia Siddiqui, a Pakistani neuroscientist, has spent over 14 years languishing in the hellish confines of a U.S. federal prison. To call her case an abuse
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Editorial Victor Ivan’s demise marks the extinguishing of a rare flame that burned with an unrelenting ferocity in Sri Lanka’s tumultuous socio-political terrain. A man who defied the shackles of conformity, Ivan
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by Our Diplomatic Affairs Editor As Donald Trump prepares for his second presidential inauguration on Tuesday, 20 January 2025, speculation is mounting over his administration’s foreign policy priorities. One of the most
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Editorial The 99th birth anniversary of Professor S. Mahalingam on January 16 passes in hushed silence, unaccompanied by the cacophonous adulation that this nation reserves for far lesser figures—a scathing indictment of
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by Luxman Aravind Political history reeks of betrayal, greed, and a lust for power that knows no shame. Leaders who rise as voices of justice often crumble into puppets of the very
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by Luxman Aravind A high-profile individual, distinguished by a considerable calibre of expertise, while his recent visit to Toronto, recounted a disconcerting encounter with the new Sri Lankan government—an encounter that serves
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by Our Special Correspondent in Nairobi Africa’s mission to reclaim its mining independence is a momentous, albeit fraught, endeavour, driven by a legacy of systemic exploitation that spans centuries. The winds of
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