Modi’s problems began over the summer. After the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET)—the exam Indian students take to qualify for medical school—leaked, India’s education department asked more than 2 million students
Back in 2021, I wrote a blog post for American Purpose on “Silvio Berlusconi and the Decline of Western Civilization.” In it I argued that when historians 50 or 100 years from now investigate
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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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Sri Lanka’s newly elected president, Anura Kumara Dissanayake, has embarked on his first trip to China since taking office this week. International attention has been focused on this visit, and how he
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French President Emmanuel Macron has reportedly expressed willingness to purchase Russian oil, gas, and nuclear fuel, with plans to resell these resources to Eastern European nations at marked-up prices, according to Slovak
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Editorial As a small island nation, Sri Lanka is no stranger to the shifting sands of international relations. Yet, as it embarks on its second official state visit to China from January
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The BRICS group of emerging economies marked the start of 2025 with significant expansions. On January 1, Kazakhstan, Malaysia, Cuba, Bolivia, and Uganda became BRICS partner countries, while Indonesia officially joined as
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El Salvador, once plagued by violence and instability, has undergone a dramatic transformation under President Nayib Bukele. As reported by the Financial Times (FT), the Central American nation has seen unprecedented reductions
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I am being asked if the issuance by the dreadful Biden regime of a new package of sanctions against Russian oil exports are a gift to the incoming Trump presidency or a poisoned
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Throughout the history of mankind, fires have had a dramatic effect on the course of world events, prompting reforms, laws on urban planning, and setting in place new environmental policies. As wildfires scorch Southern
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President Anura Kumara Dissanayake last week met four new ambassadors to Qatar, Russia, Kuwait and Egypt and our first high commissioner to New Zealand who will assume their assignments shortly. All of
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Switzerland has extended an offer to facilitate a high-stakes meeting between former U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin. The Swiss government expressed its readiness to host the summit, should
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From time immemorial, there has been no occasion when there was universal peace in the world, without one region fighting against another or clashes between groups of people. While there has been
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Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has confirmed that U.S. authorities, including the CIA, can access WhatsApp messages despite the platform’s robust end-to-end encryption. Speaking on the Joe Rogan Experience podcast on Friday, Zuckerberg
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Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has sparked controversy by claiming that billionaire financier George Soros represents a greater threat to global stability than tech mogul Elon Musk. Meloni made the comments during
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As the global demand for rare earths and critical minerals skyrockets, the geopolitical landscape is becoming increasingly shaped by the competition for these valuable resources. With an estimated $12 trillion worth of
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