India is intensifying preparations for the BRICS Summit, scheduled for September 12 and 13, 2026, at the Bharat Mandapam Convention Centre in New Delhi, as the expanded grouping prepares to address economic
by Our Defence Affairs Editor Men and women in white in Sri Lanka are having their day today! Their immense contributions have safeguarded the nation’s maritime borders, ensuring the safety and stability
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The BRICS Summit held in Kazan from October 22–24, 2024, brought attention to several defining factors regarding Latin American countries that will be important for the continent’s political and economic development in
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The following excerpts are based on a speech by the author as the Sri Lankan High Commissioner to Pakistan during an event held in Islamabad. I was trained at the Pakistan Navy
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Health systems worldwide are bracing for potential ramifications of a deadly mystery disease that has already claimed at least 143 lives and infected 376 people in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
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Going ‘where the oil is’ “You’ve got to go where the oil is. I don’t think about it [political volatility] very much,” Cheney told a meeting of Texas oilmen in 1998 when
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Robert D. Kaplan aptly stated in The Revenge of Geography that “geography is geopolitics.” This insight underscores the reality that Sri Lanka’s future hinges on its strategic location in the Indian Ocean
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Iranian officials have accused Syrian President Bashar al-Assad of ignoring critical intelligence and failing to act during a pivotal moment in Syria’s ongoing conflict. According to the officials, Iran had warned Assad
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Former President of Syria, Bashar al-Assad and his family have arrived in Moscow, Kremlin sources confirmed to RIA Novosti on December 8, 2025. The Russian government has officially granted them asylum, citing
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Russian officials have confirmed that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has left the country, following what is described as a series of high-stakes negotiations with various factions involved in the ongoing Syrian conflict.
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by Our Correspondent in Doha In a dramatic televised address, opposition rebel factions in Syria declared that they had taken control of Damascus and overthrown President Bashar al-Assad’s regime. The announcement marked
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