India’s freedom struggle produced many extraordinary leaders, but few combined intellectual brilliance, political courage, spiritual depth and an unwavering commitment to Hindu-Muslim unity as profoundly as Maulana Abul Kalam Azad. A freedom
For around 16 years, the country had been unable to host a national exposition of the Sacred Tooth Relic. Even when Ranil Wickremesinghe served as President and attempted to organise one, those
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The last days of dying empires are dominated by idiots. The Roman, Mayan, French, Habsburg, Ottoman, Romanoff, Iranian and Soviet dynasties crumbled under the stupidity of their decadent rulers who absented themselves
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With two-fifths of the world economy, East Asia can inspire others by creatively responding to the US President’s tariff challenge by promoting fair, dynamic and peaceful regional cooperation. No winners in economic
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President Donald Trump had a difficult week. No, this isn’t about Elon Musk or Harvard University. On Wednesday, his call to Russian President Vladimir Putin didn’t go well. It turned into a
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As India appears to be caught in the conflict dyad with Pakistan’s heinous terrorist strategy, China is making inroads in the Neighbourhood from Afghanistan to Myanmar. Geopolitical Big Players have a tolerance
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The second round of talks between Russian and Ukrainian delegations in Istanbul, and the events leading up to them, offer a clear snapshot of the current state of the conflict. It is
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The United States has imposed sanctions on four judges of the International Criminal Court (ICC), intensifying its campaign against what it calls “illegitimate and politicized” legal actions targeting America and its allies—particularly
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Mutzig, France – First stop on my annual visit to France’s mighty Maginot Line forts is this lovely Alsatian town. Mutzig was built by the Germans 1893-1916 to defend against enemy approaches
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Indian automakers are bracing for potential production halts as Beijing’s tightened restrictions on rare earth minerals and magnets continue to disrupt crucial supply chains, according to industry insiders cited by Nikkei Asia.
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Sri Lanka has weathered a relentless succession of economic shocks in recent years. The turmoil began with the constitutional crisis in 2018, followed by the tragic Easter Sunday attacks in 2019. As
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The economic shockwaves from U.S. President Donald Trump’s intensifying trade war are presenting an even more difficult challenge for emerging markets than the Covid-19 crisis did five years ago, according to a
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In 2022, I was invited to participate in a book project that gathered leading scientists worldwide to address a topic that already seemed critically urgent: managing the nuclear order. In this context, we organised
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Human history over the last several centuries has been marred by wars and conflicts, in which millions of innocent people have lost their lives. A careful study of such events would highlight
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When the democratic will of a sovereign people becomes the playground for foreign intelligence machinations, democracy ceases to be a national voice—it becomes an imported whisper. In Bangladesh today, that whisper resounds
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India came into conflict with J.R. Jayewardene’s government when it decided to lease the Trincomalee oil tanks to a Singaporean company. Not only J.R.’s administration, but also those of Sri Lanka’s first
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