by Our Diplomatic Affairs Editor Victoria Nuland, the Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs of the United States, has made a second visit to Sri Lanka within a few months. Prior
The mass casualty attack that occurred yesterday in Australia represents more than an isolated act of violence; it reflects a dangerous convergence of antisemitism, geopolitical polarisation, and evolving patterns of radicalisation. With
More
Pakistan is close to sealing a major defence deal with the United States that would modernise its entire fleet of F-16 fighter jets, marking one of the most significant upgrades to the
More
Our Navy celebrated her 75th birthday on 9 December 2025. His Excellency the President has been kind enough to award the “75th Anniversary Commemoration Medal” to all serving members of the Sri
More
U.S. allies that fail to adequately fund defense and shirk contributions to collective security will face repercussions, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth declared at the 2025 Reagan National Defense Forum in Simi Valley,
More
New Zealand’s largest naval vessel briefly encountered a Taiwanese warship while transiting the Taiwan Strait last month, the country’s armed forces said on Tuesday, publishing a rare image of the encounter, Reuters
More
On November 18, 2025, Inderjit Karwal, Punjab state vice-president of the Shiv Sena (Bal Thackeray faction), and his son Jimmy Karwal were attacked in broad daylight by at least six armed assailants
More
My acquaintance with Chula goes back to 1976–77, when Ananda Under-15 soccer practices were held at Campbell Place. Chula was a brilliant midfielder who could kick the ball with both feet—an advantage
More
China is rapidly advancing its anti-submarine warfare (ASW) capabilities, rolling out a suite of networked, autonomous systems that could upend decades of undersea dominance by the United States and Japan. Over the
More
A sweeping new analysis has exposed the scale at which British universities have been drawn into China’s strategic effort to harvest overseas research, with more than 8,000 joint scientific papers linking UK
More
US National Security Strategy was quietly released by the U.S. President Donald J. Trump on Dec 4, 2025. To protect America’s core national interests the Trump Administration crafted a “roadmap to ensure
More