Anti-Taliban armed resistance is spreading across Afghanistan, with the National Resistance Front, Afghanistan Freedom Front, Afghanistan United Front and National Mobilization Front claiming thousands of Taliban casualties in hundreds of incidents since
Parvinder Singh Jhota spent years confronting suspected drug dealers in Punjab. On October 13, 2026, the 42-year-old anti-drug activist was shot dead inside a medical store in Mansa during a confrontation over the alleged sale of addictive medicines. Four others
Manipur’s ethnic conflict is entering a more volatile phase, with renewed civilian killings, armed confrontations and protests spreading across the Valley and Hill districts.
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India is intensifying its efforts to finalize a free trade agreement (FTA) with the United Kingdom as the country navigates the economic fallout from newly imposed US tariffs. With global trade tensions
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China has announced a significant increase in tariffs on American goods, pushing the new tariff rate to an eye-watering 84%. The Chinese Finance Ministry revealed the move on Wednesday, citing the U.S.
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by Our Economic Affairs Editor In a newly released white paper titled “China’s Position on Some Issues Concerning China-US Economic and Trade Relations,” the Chinese government has issued a sharp and comprehensive
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Bimal Rathnayake was a notable absentee during Modi’s visit to Sri Lanka. Although other key figures, such as Lalkantha and Samantha Vidyaratna, were also absent, Bimal’s absence stood out significantly. Recently, Bimal
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by Our Economic Affairs Editor In the early 1930s, as the world staggered under the weight of the Great Depression, President Herbert Hoover faced a crucial decision: whether to sign the Smoot-Hawley
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As the political West struggles to maintain cohesion in what often resembles a dysfunctional marriage – one seemingly heading toward an inevitable divorce – events unfolding on the other side of the world are
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There are two analytic principles worth repeating before delving into the raft of tariffs the Trump administration issued last week. The first is that we have entered into an unanchored world order, a
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BNP-M and Akhtar Mengal now stand fully exposed for their deceptive brand of politics. While they vocally champion Baloch rights, they have silently looted billions of rupees allocated through PSDP funds—resources intended
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India is pushing for the rapid finalization of a bilateral trade agreement with the United States, following the implementation of new reciprocal tariffs introduced by U.S. President Donald Trump. Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam
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by Our Economic Affairs Editor Warren Buffett, often hailed as the “Oracle of Omaha,” is one of the most revered figures in global finance. In 2025, the legendary investor made headlines once
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Exclusive by Our Correspondent in Colombo Sri Lanka is on the verge of losing its Generalised Scheme of Preferences Plus (GSP Plus) status, with an urgent warning from the European Union. A
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Two years into his prison term for a 2020 murder, Ivan Rossomakhin was recruited into a Russian private military company (PMC) in exchange for freedom. He returned home from Ukraine in 2023 and, within
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On Thursday, 3 April, Sri Lankans woke up to the alarming news that the United States, the country’s single largest export destination, would be applying 44% tariffs. These tariffs will hit Sri
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On the intervening night of April 4 and April 5, 2025, the Border Security Force (BSF) killed an unidentified Pakistani infiltrator along the International Border (IB) in the Abdullian area of the
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According to the latest official data available, as on April 1, 2025, the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA) was in force in 194 Police Stations in 37 districts across four states
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