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
Anura Kumara Dissanayake received the JVP leadership on 02 February, 2014, at the 7th national convention of the party held at the Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium. He was 46 years old at that
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For decades I have been watching American democracy unravel as it became increasingly dysfunctional. US democracy murdered President John F. Kennedy and followed up by murdering his brother, Robert F. Kennedy. Then President
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In diplomacy, most declarations fade with the ink that seals them. Yet the Joint Declaration in Türkiye stands apart—a moment when Pakistan transitioned from quiet endurance to principled assertion. Under the mediation
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China’s President Xi Jinping and Japan’s newly appointed Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi met on the sidelines of the APEC summit in Gyeongju on Friday, holding their first formal discussions as leaders amid
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by Our Correspondent in Colombo Sri Lanka and the Maldives are moving forward with plans to establish a dedicated commercial ferry service, aimed at reducing transport costs and facilitating the export of
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by Our Economic Affairs Editor When Russian forces invaded Ukraine in February 2022, Western governments unleashed a barrage of unprecedented sanctions aimed at strangling Moscow’s war economy. From semiconductor exports to banking
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The promise of justice that once defined Bangladesh’s post-independence identity has turned into its most bitter irony. In 1971, the country’s founders imagined a republic built upon freedom, equality, and human rights.
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Editor’s Note: The following column is based on excerpts from a speech delivered by Semih Lütfü Turgut, Ambassador of the Republic of Türkiye to Sri Lanka, on the occasion of the National
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India says Indus water will be held back, stored, redirected, weaponized. They says “blood and water cannot flow together” a slogan first sharpened in 2016 and repeated again in 2025 by Prime
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The incident is laden with irony. The United States — a nation built on the fundamental tenets of free trade, well-entrenched with a fairly level playing field — now appears to be
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by Our Correspondent in Seoul Chinese President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Donald Trump began a high-stakes summit in Busan, South Korea, on Thursday, as investors and global observers looked for signs
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Talks between Afghanistan and Pakistan in Istanbul (October 25-28), mediated by Qatar and Turkey, collapsed amidst strident rhetoric. Pakistan issued a 72-hour ultimatum “for Taliban to summon TTP Shura or we act unilaterally.” Taliban
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Pakistan’s decision to grant Bangladesh access to the Karachi Port marks a significant recalibration in South Asia’s geopolitical and economic landscape. Finalized on October 27, 2025, during the ninth session of the
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The United States used to be an ardent supporter of the rechristening of the Asia-Pacific region as the Indo-Pacific, and in all fairness, President Donald Trump should have included India in his
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by Our Correspondent in Colombo The cargo vessel INTEGRITY STAR was abandoned in Sri Lankan waters following an emergency distress call earlier this week. The vessel, which reportedly suffered a main engine
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