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The Paris Proposal and Its Drawbacks for the Palestinian Resistance

February 8, 2024
News

In the last weekend of January, intelligence officials from Israel, the U.S., and Egypt, along with Qatari authorities met in Paris to discuss a proposal for a truce between Israel and the

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U.S. and UK Carry Out Dozens of Airstrikes in Yemen

February 8, 2024
News

U.S. and British forces carried out nearly a dozen airstrikes inside Yemen on February 4, targeting the capital Sana’a and the Hudaydah port. The fresh round of attacks followed dozens of strikes

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Sinn Féin Leader Michelle O’Neill Is the First Minister of the North of Ireland

February 8, 2024
News

On February 3, in a major development in the North of Ireland, Sinn Féin leader Michelle O’Neill was named as the First Minister as part of a power-sharing agreement that ended a

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Defanging Iran’s Proxies in the Middle East

February 8, 2024
Iran

The ongoing crisis in the Middle East has escalated horizontally as well as vertically beyond Gaza with the Houthi in Yemen and Hezbollah in Lebanon undertaking multiple rocket, drone and missile attacks

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The American Dilemma of War

February 8, 2024
Columns

Many argue that the United States should not have involved itself in the Ukraine war. For some, it’s a matter of national interest; for others, it’s simply too expensive. There are those

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Colonial Legacy in Indian Army Heritage

February 7, 2024
Defence

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s mere mention during the tri-service Commanders’ conference in 2022 on the ‘rich heritage of ancient Indian strategic thinking’ as part of ‘dismantling colonial legacy’, in short, “Indianisation” of

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India’s Coercive Tactics Towards Maldives and Lessons for Sri Lanka

February 7, 2024
Defence/Diplomacy

The Maldives wants Indian military personnel out of its soil by 15th of March this year. India is determined to continue the deployment, though new Maldivian President Mohamed Muizzu, 45, appears to

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For Crisis-Hit Pakistan, Elections May Not Lead to a Meaningful Alternative

February 7, 2024
Pakistan

Scheduled for February 8, the upcoming elections for Pakistan’s National Assembly and provincial assemblies hold significant importance against the backdrop of numerous upheavals in the country. Notably, the recent arrest and conviction

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Sri Lanka Celebrates 76th Independence Day in Islamabad

February 7, 2024
Diplomacy

The High Commission of Sri Lanka in Islamabad commemorated the 76th anniversary of the independence of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka with a splendid ceremony held at a local hotel

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Lenin on Israel and Ukraine Battlefields

February 7, 2024
Columns

It is now a century since Vladimir Lenin’s death, and more than three decades since his Bolshevik project collapsed. But while much of his political life was highly problematic from today’s perspective,

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China, Russia pip US to the Taliban hearth

February 7, 2024
Afghanistan/China

The diplomatic recognition of the Taliban government in Afghanistan on January 31, 2024 by China must be bracketed with two other far-reaching regional policy moves by Beijing in the post-cold war era

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Sir Oliver Goonetilleke: A negotiator who persuaded the British to grant independence

February 7, 2024
History

Humble Beginnings The independence that Sri Lankans won from the British empire, which pervaded nearly two centuries on the island was unique in many ways. From an optimistic point of view, the

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Life need not end at retirement at 66 years

February 7, 2024
Columns

Researchers state that we need to be equipped both financially and mentally to navigate a much longer life than expected by previous generations. According to the Office of National Statistics (ONS) UK,

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Pakistan: The Generals and Judges Who Betrayed the Nation

February 6, 2024
Columns

Pakistan presents a portrait of authoritarian anarchy, political mismanagement, injustice, and degradation in global affairs—a nation haunted by the challenges of a disdained future. A political paradox characterizes a delusional culture of

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Punjab: Rampant radicalisation

February 6, 2024
Pakistan

On February 1, 2024, a violent mob desecrated an Ahmadi grave at Sahwala village in the Sheikhupura District of Punjab. Filmmaker and activist Ali Raza on X (formerly Twitter) brought attention to

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