Colombia has broken diplomatic relations with Iran, citing alleged links between the Islamic Republic’s government and international terrorist groups, human rights violations and concerns over Tehran’s nuclear programme. The decision was formally
Azad Kashmir Founding Day (یومِ تاسیس آزاد کشمیر) is celebrated in Azad Kashmir on 24 October each year. It commemorates the date of the establishment of the state in 1947.Since the Kashmiri
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The end of the Cold War and the dismantling of what had been a bipolar world order raised the question of what exactly constitutes a superpower. The question has been bandied about
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In an address at the NDTV World Summit, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar acknowledged the complex relationship between India and China, highlighting unresolved boundary issues that have historically strained ties between the
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As the 16th BRICS Summit kicks off today under Russia’s chairmanship, John Kirby, the White House National Security Communications Advisor, emphasized that the United States does not perceive the BRICS organization as
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Editor’s Note: The following article was originally published in The Island as an editorial on October 22, 2024. It is now clear why the JVP/NPP government refused to release the reports of
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“ No single politician, party or country can reform this system alone. Instead, an international coalition will have to change the laws, end secretive practices and restore transparency to the international financial
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The book Rogue State by William Blum presents a compelling argument that America is the world’s biggest rogue state. Blum’s work serves as a glaring example of this assertion. It exposes the
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Tamil activists have participated in the UN human rights process since July 1983 – activists from the South since 1990. Then, only twice a year – the UN Human Rights Commission in
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When Dr Gamani Corea, a former Secretary-General of the Geneva-based UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) was holding court in the delegate’s lounge, I asked him what he thought of the
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“Middle East Spectator,” is a pro-regime Telegram outlet based in Tehran, as all media channels based in Tehran are – by law. Last week, Middle East Spectator leaked two sensitive intelligence documents The
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The United States is currently investigating the unauthorized release of classified documents detailing Israel’s military strategies in response to Iran’s recent ballistic missile attacks. Three U.S. officials confirmed to The Associated Press
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“The future is cloth waiting to be cut.”Seamus Heaney (The Burial at Thebes) The point had been made often enough. Without a Gotabaya Rajapaksa presidency, there wouldn’t have been an Anura Kumara
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INTRODUCTION Indian External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar travelled to Islamabad for a Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit, Canada accuses six Indian diplomats of involvement in threats and attacks against Sikh separatists, and Bangladesh’s foreign secretary visits Washington. Indian External
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I was visiting Japan’s defense HQ about a decade ago. The official I was to interview was very late and left me cooling my heels in his office. I kept walking about
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An old theme within social theory holds that societies with very unequal distributions of wealth can sustain their social cohesion so long as total wealth is growing. Such total growth enables all
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