Diplomatic Tensions

June 16, 2026

Editor's Choice/Geopolitics

The EU’s Top Women in Power Clash, Exposing Cracks in Its Foreign Policy

by Our Diplomatic Affairs Editor A widening institutional rivalry at the heart of Brussels is exposing deep strains in the European Union’s diplomatic architecture, as competing centres of authority challenge the coherence

Russian Embassy Slams Latvian Justifications for Fertilizer Blockade

by Our Diplomatic Affairs Editor The Russian Embassy in Colombo has issued a strong critique of a recent statement from the Latvian Embassy in New Delhi, which was exclusively published by the Sri Lanka Guardian and headlined, “Latvia Set to

September 17, 2024

The EU’s Top Women in Power Clash, Exposing Cracks in Its Foreign Policy

June 16, 2026

Editor's Choice/Geopolitics

by Our Diplomatic Affairs Editor A widening institutional rivalry at the heart of Brussels is exposing deep strains in the European Union’s diplomatic architecture, as competing centres of authority challenge the coherence

Russian Embassy Slams Latvian Justifications for Fertilizer Blockade

September 17, 2024

by Our Diplomatic Affairs Editor The Russian Embassy in Colombo has issued a strong critique of a recent statement from the Latvian Embassy in New Delhi, which was exclusively published by the

Progress achieved, promise unfulfilled

Countries across Asia and the Pacific have made remarkable strides

The French Protests Are Being Misunderstood

The French protests that are spreading over Europe are not

Europe’s Refugee Crisis: Merkel’s Humanitarian Gamble

The then German Chancellor Angela Merkel opened the floodgates to

India: LoC Infiltration Attempts Persist

Indian security forces have foiled at least ten infiltration attempts

Baloch Insurgency Intensifies as BRG Escalates Attacks

The Baloch Republican Guards (BRG) have sharply escalated their operations

Is Gen Z a Cover For Anarchists?

The article questions whether protests conducted under the banner of

Kabul’s Denials, Pakistan’s Demands

Repeated negotiations have failed to bridge the divide between Pakistan’s

India’s Global Power, Its Accountability Problem

India’s growing global influence faces a difficult test as international

Is Bangladesh Shaping the Region—or Being Shaped?

As South Asian diplomacy evolves, Bangladesh faces a fundamental question:

Puerto Rican Communities Bear the Brunt of the Water Crisis

As a child, visits to my grandmother’s home in the

What China’s Global Initiatives Offer the World

The fires of war burn from Palestine to Ukraine and

Belling The Bellingcat

Bellingcat’s investigation of two US charities, Sewa International USA and

Pakistan’s Power Struggle Turns Violent as Terrorism Surges

Pakistan’s imposition of governor’s rule in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has triggered

How Non-State Alliances Are Reshaping the Global Order

Yemen’s civil war reignited in early October, as Saudi Arabia

Afghanistan’s Resistance Is Spreading

Five years after the Taliban’s return to power, emerging resistance