The United States’ admission marks more than a disclosure of previously opaque capabilities. It places the reality of orbital weapons more openly at the centre of the strategic competition among the world’s
I’ve been all over the world and have seen both its good and sordid countries. One of the best run, most decent and honest nations I’ve seen is Canada. As George Bernard
More
President Donald Trump’s decision to order the Department of Defense to reduce joint military exercises with South Korea has unsettled one of Washington’s most important alliances in Asia, while his renewed engagement
More
Indian External Affairs Minister Dr S. Jaishankar served as First Secretary and Political Adviser at the Indian High Commission in Sri Lanka from 1988 to 1990. His role brought him into close
More
China today represents not only a strategic challenge to the US‑led, rules‑based international order but also a profound test for democracy itself. For many smaller nations, Beijing’s rapid transformation from poverty to
More
The first part of this two-part article was published in yesterday’s edition.- Editors Navigating the turbulent security landscape of the Indian Ocean requires an operational roadmap that secures stability without surrendering sovereignty.
More
The message sent by the Andarab Resistance Front is one which can not be ignored even on the battlefield. The group declared Panjshir, Andarab, Badakhshan, Kabul and Kandahar as places where armed
More
India has legitimate security concerns arising from cross-border militancy. Its history of terrorist attacks and regional confrontation gives New Delhi ample reason to investigate suspected cross-border militant networks. But legitimate security concerns
More
Just months ago, Sri Lanka’s tourism industry was celebrating. In 2025, the island nation welcomed more than 2.36 million tourists its highest-ever annual total, up 15.1% year-on-year and surpassing the previous 2018
More
by Our Correspondent in Colombo U.S. Ambassador Eric Meyer has formally begun his tenure in Sri Lanka, pledging to strengthen ties with Colombo, expand economic opportunities and deepen security cooperation as Washington
More
For President Vladimir Putin, the war in Ukraine has reached a difficult juncture. Russia continues to present itself as prepared to confront the West, while its military campaign faces a more immediate
More
Forty-five years ago, Mel Brooks imagined a comic future in which ultra-Orthodox Jewish astronauts protected the Jewish people from gentiles. At the end of his 1981 film History of the World, Part
More
When Xi Jinping began his first term as China’s president, Beijing repeatedly insisted that its sweeping anti-corruption campaign was not “just a gust of wind”. The warning reflected an early concern that
More
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday that Iran had attempted to assassinate one of his two sons, but provided no details about the alleged plot or identified which son was
More
Editorial Washington has moved from threatening an “Economic D-Day” against Iran to putting it into operation. On Monday, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced “Operation Economic Outcast”, an expanded sanctions campaign intended
More
Colombia’s President Abelardo de la Espriella has ordered the immediate launch of police operations to identify and deport irregular migrants, signalling a dramatic shift in the country’s approach to migration after more
More