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Interviews - Page 18

Exclusive interviews with policymakers, experts, and influencers shaping Sri Lanka and global developments.

October 22, 2026
Geopolitics/Interviews

Beyond the Extremes

Former BBC News Bangla journalist Salahuddin Sumon has transformed digital travel filmmaking by merging newsroom rigor with human-centered storytelling, reaching millions of Bengali-speaking viewers across South Asia and the global diaspora. From

Films/Interviews/News

Carlota Pereda’s Found Alive Opens Sitges Festival

Spanish filmmaker Carlota Pereda will become the first Spanish director and the fourth woman of any nationality to open the Sitges Film Festival, the world’s leading festival for fantasy and horror cinema, when its 59th edition begins with Found Alive.

October 9, 2026

Silence Becomes a Political and Social Battleground in the Age of Constant Digital Noise

Interviews/News

For centuries, silence has been treated as an absence: the absence of sound, speech or response. Lola Pons argues that it is far more

Alexander the Great and the Price of Endless Conquest

Editor's Choice/Interviews/News

By the time Alexander the Great died in Babylon in 323 BC, aged 32, he had accumulated more wealth than any person before him

Hangzhou Asian Games to promote exchanges, understanding, says Thai IOC member

September 22, 2023
Interviews

The upcoming 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, China, will help enhance mutual understanding for people in Asia through vivid cultural exchanges, a member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) from Thailand has

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AUKUS will backfire on the US and alliance – President Wickremesinghe

September 19, 2023
Interviews

by Our Diplomatic Affairs Editor Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe took centre stage at the Islands Dialogue conference held on the sidelines of the U.N.’s General Assembly meetings, where he assailed the

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Colombia, From the Guerrilla to the Ballot Box

September 13, 2023
Interviews

On May 4, 2023, during the International Summit on Nonviolence held in Antioquia, Colombia, a handshake shocked those who were present. The handshake was between two men with vastly different histories. One of the

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 ‘Chile Needs a Communist Party,’ an Interview With Lautaro Carmona, General Secretary of the Communist Party of Chile

September 9, 2023
Interviews

On August 31, 2023, the President of the Communist Party of Chile Guillermo Teillier was buried in the historical cemetery of Recoleta. In this graveyard lies the remains of a range of

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Belt and Road Initiative contributes to global humanitarian work, says ICRC president

September 4, 2023
Interviews

The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) helps improve local infrastructure, provides essential services in many countries and regions, and contributes to global humanitarian work, the president of the International Committee of the

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“It was hell on earth” — Japanese veteran admits Unit 731 atrocities

August 17, 2023
Interviews

“So many ‘marutas’ died, and the Japanese soldiers were also dissected. I often wonder why on earth Unit 731 had done so many evil things?” asked a Japanese veteran who served at

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Education Is a ‘Life-Saving Intervention’ in Emergencies, Says South Sudan’s Education Minister

August 3, 2023
Interviews

In times of crisis, education is an essential component of humanitarian intervention packages, South Sudan’s Minister of General Education and Instruction Awut Deng Acuil told IPS in an exclusive interview. She was

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Challenging Times and Intellectual Pleasures: My Talk with Slavoj Žižek

July 31, 2023
Education/Interviews

We sat down last Sunday evening around 5:30 in Ljubljana time, which was 8:30 in the evening here in Colombo. The purpose was not to delve into deep philosophical realms but rather

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In Chile, Having a Good Constitution Doesn’t Guarantee Social Change

July 12, 2023
Interviews

“We are a generation totally interested in taking power,” says Bárbara Navarrete, the new secretary-general of the Communist Youth of Chile. This generation came of age with examples such as Gabriel Boric, Chile’s president,

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Bridging Nations: China and Solomon Islands Foster Closer Bilateral Cooperation

July 12, 2023
Interviews

Sogavare made these remarks in a recent interview with Xinhua, ahead of his official visit to China starting on Sunday, his second one since the Pacific island country established diplomatic ties with

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Civilization consistency gives China wisdom from ancestors, says British writer

June 27, 2023
Interviews

Chinese civilization is highly consistent, enabling Chinese people to draw on the wisdom of their ancestors and giving them tools to tackle present-day problems, British writer Tim Clissold, author of the critically

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V. Anandasangaree: The LTTE Vilified Him, But History Has Vindicated Him

June 15, 2023
Interviews/Politics

Veerasingham Anandasangaree, the present leader of the Tamil United Liberation Front (TULF), emerged as one of the bravest dissident Tamil voices in Sri Lanka during the nearly three-decade civil war. He tirelessly

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Fighting Remilitarization in Japan

June 13, 2023
Diplomacy/Interviews

By Dae-Han Song and Michael McGrath Seishi Hinada is a National Executive Committee member of ZENKO (National Assembly for Peace and Democracy). ZENKO emerged in 1970 out of the student movement in

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Interview: Smart Bangladesh – Vision and Reality

June 6, 2023
Diplomacy/Interviews

A vision. Set to become a reality in 2041. That is what the Prime Minister of Bangladesh, Ms Sheikh Hasina, has embarked upon after achieving the successful tag of Digital Bangladesh. It

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Colonial Legacies and Post-Colonial Realities: Vijay Prashad in Conversation

May 26, 2023
Interviews

In this insightful discussion, Vijay Prashad, a prominent Indian historian and commentator, shared his valuable insights on various subjects, including the role of the Indian diaspora in shaping global perspectives on Indian

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