Nato’s senior military commanders say the alliance possesses overwhelming conventional military superiority over Russia and is developing detailed plans to defeat any attack on its territory, as Russian sabotage, drone incursions and
Finally, former Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena has set the record straight with regard to a controversial but never properly investigated bid to swear in him as interim President. Abeywardena has disclosed the
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The Trump administration is pressing the International Criminal Court to amend its founding statute to ensure it cannot prosecute President Donald Trump or his senior officials once his term ends in 2029,
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The history of instability in Afghanistan, and the recent outbreak of violence in Badakhshan, demonstrates that the situation within the country has weakened to the extent that the processes taking place there
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Where, in today’s world, do all our antagonisms and struggles for survival converge? Is there a singular point that embodies our universal predicament? It is not Gaza, Ukraine, Sudan, or the scam
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by Our Correspondent in Kathmandu Nepal’s anti-corruption agency has filed sweeping charges against 55 individuals and a Chinese construction company in what has become the country’s largest-ever corruption case, targeting alleged financial
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Slavoj Žižek is one of the most popular critics of political correctness (PC) from the ‘left.’ It is a topic he addresses in numerous books and popular articles. While the general spirit
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Japan is rapidly transforming its southernmost islands into a fortified “missile archipelago” as relations with China reach their highest tension in more than a decade, Bloomberg reported. At the forefront of this
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Australia’s imposition of autonomous sanctions on senior Taliban leaders marks a decisive moment in the global response to Afghanistan’s ongoing human rights crisis. Announced on 5 December 2025, these measures go beyond
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On November 18, 2025, Inderjit Karwal, Punjab state vice-president of the Shiv Sena (Bal Thackeray faction), and his son Jimmy Karwal were attacked in broad daylight by at least six armed assailants
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The passage of Pakistan’s National Commission for Minorities’ Rights Bill on December 3, 2025, by a joint sitting of Parliament, represents yet another instance of the state signalling reform while ensuring that
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India’s battle to contain a rapidly weakening rupee has entered a new, more aggressive phase as the Reserve Bank of India deploys highly unpredictable intervention tactics that are reshaping currency trading and
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India and Russia held their 23rd Annual Summit in New Delhi on 4–5 December 2025, marking a quarter century of their Strategic Partnership (2000–2025). The visit reaffirmed the depth and durability of
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“Pearly shells, shining in the ocean…” The gentle lyric of that timeless island song carries more geopolitical truth than its composer ever imagined. Pearls are prized for their beauty, rarity, and the
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On November 24, 2025, a peaceful protest against Delhi’s escalating air-pollution crisis at India Gate turned violent after a heavy-handed police crackdown. The protesters, predominantly environmental activists, were demanding immediate action to
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by Our Correspondent in Colombo Sri Lanka’s humanitarian crisis deepened on Sunday as the official death toll from Cyclone Ditwah rose to 627, with 190 people still reported missing and more than
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