Nepal’s UN speech was powerful in its portrayal of climate vulnerability but far less complete in explaining the forces behind it. Its strongest arguments about climate justice, broken supply chains and unequal
Member of Parliament S. Sritharan says that the ongoing conflict in Iran mirrors the final stages of the 2009 Eelam civil war, with civilians once again facing heavy bombardment and indiscriminate attacks.
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India’s External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar revealed in Parliament that Iran had requested permission for three of its ships to dock at Indian ports shortly before a U.S. strike torpedoed the Iranian
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The following column is based on the statement issued by the Samabima Political Party. Former State Intelligence Service (SIS) chief Maj. Gen. Suresh Sallay has been arrested by the Criminal Investigation Department
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by Our Correspondent in Washington DC President Donald Trump is facing intense pressure from advisers to outline a clear exit strategy from the ongoing U.S.-Israeli military campaign in Iran, even as officials
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A relatively small investment by one of the world’s most prominent mining families has turned into a billion-dollar windfall as the global surge in gold prices fuels dramatic gains in mining companies.
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Of the many questionable decisions Donald Trump has made with regard to Iran, one of the strangest was his declaration last Friday that the United States would demand “unconditional surrender” from Tehran. When Trump
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On the morning of March 8, 2026, black rain fell on Tehran. The Iranian capital was engulfed in a cloud of toxic smoke that unleashed oil-tainted rainfall dozens of miles away after
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Europe’s leadership is now stating publicly what many security analysts have warned privately for years: the stable geopolitical era Europe depended on is ending. The assumption that rules, diplomacy, and economic interdependence
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China’s expanding economic footprint in the Middle East is facing one of its most serious tests in years as escalating conflict around Iran threatens trade routes, energy supplies and billions of dollars
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The war surrounding Iran has pushed global anxiety to levels not seen in decades, raising a blunt and unavoidable question: how does this end? Policymakers, analysts and citizens alike are now confronting
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The geopolitical shockwaves from the reported killing of Iran’s supreme leader have reached far beyond Tehran, striking at the heart of a global strategy painstakingly assembled by Xi Jinping over the past
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Tamil Nadu’s politics has long been defined by the dominance of two powerful Dravidian parties, leaving little space for alternative forces to emerge. Since 1967, when the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam displaced the
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The question of how many Indians are truly poor has resurfaced with a jolt: is it closer to 75 million or 342 million? The answer is not trivial—it represents a staggering difference
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Manipur entered 2026 in a deeply unsettled political and security context, marked by an uneasy transition from a prolonged period of direct central administration under President’s Rule to the restoration of representative
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For many years Mojtaba Khamenei was a name that circulated mainly inside Iran’s political and security circles rather than in public debate. He rarely appeared on television, did not campaign for political
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