The death of Hashim Musa, a former Pakistan Army Special Services Group commando who joined Lashkar-e-Taiba after retiring from the military, raises uncomfortable questions about the movement of trained military personnel into
The latest Modi-Xi engagement has revived the rhetoric of improved India-China relations, but the border remains the central contradiction. From the Ladakh crisis and Galwan clashes to subsequent disengagement arrangements and alleged
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The demolition and eviction of Muslim religious institutions in Rajasthan’s border districts in June 2026 has triggered allegations of selective enforcement and communal targeting. An APCR fact-finding investigation documented notices issued to
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US President Donald Trump’s renewed support for the India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC) has given fresh political momentum to a project whose proposed routes are facing growing exposure to regional conflict. The
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This month, like every year, the United Nations General Assembly takes place. Heads of State take the floor to send messages to the world. These messages are broadcast on TV, transcribed, and
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When Benjamin Netanyahu rose to address the United Nations General Assembly on September 24, the rows of empty seats spoke before he did. Diplomats walked out, while others stayed away from the
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Sri Lanka’s September 22, 2026 Easter Sunday judgment marks a decisive legal reckoning with one of the country’s deadliest terrorist attacks, convicting 15 of 24 defendants after an extensive examination of thousands
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Sri Lanka has every right to speak forcefully on Palestine and international justice. But moral authority abroad cannot substitute for diplomatic precision at home. With the current account weakening, thousands of workers
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Sri Lanka’s opposition has cited a reported 16.12 per cent increase in gold pawning during the first five months of 2026 as evidence of worsening financial pressure on households. Harshana Rajakaruna, a
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China has called for the normalisation of relations with Japan while demanding that Tokyo correct Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s remarks on Taiwan, in the first official meeting between a Japanese politician and
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At least 117 journalists and media workers have fled Yemen’s western coastal city of Mocha and surrounding areas after Houthi forces advanced into the region, with many leaving their homes, workplaces and
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US President Donald Trump has rejected remarks by his ambassador to China suggesting that he had offered Chinese President Xi Jinping the opportunity to buy US weapons, saying the diplomat was probably
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Argentina has instructed its Foreign Ministry and government legal teams to initiate international arbitration against the United Kingdom over hydrocarbon activities in the Malvinas Islands, President Javier Milei announced on September 28.
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The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) will increase the number of vessels permitted to transit the waterway each day from 32 to 33 starting October 15, 2026, following improved rainfall in the canal
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Lieutenant General Joel “JB” Vowell, Deputy Commanding General of the US Army Pacific (USARPAC), arrived in Colombo on September 29 for engagements with Sri Lankan military officials, becoming the highest-ranking US Army
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Trump evidently decided on his own to direct the Navy to build new battleships based on his having watched the black-and-white television series Victory at Sea when he was young.
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