by Our Correspondent in New Delhi Chinese President Xi Jinping skipped a gala dinner hosted by Prime Minister Narendra Modi for BRICS leaders and other delegates attending the Summit in New Delhi
There is a genre of writing immune to journalistic standards in gathering evidence, retaining balance and complete disclosure. It is the opinion piece. In its honest form, it declares a position and
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Viewed through the security lens, every report carries weight—because in the international power struggle, intentions are rarely transparent. Startling revelations from a Tamil Nadu–based media outlet point to a secret meeting in
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InSight Crime, a thinktank which claims to fuse “investigative journalism with academic rigor,” accuses Nicaragua’s government of “hiring assassins” to hunt down and kill opponents abroad. This bold accusation is based on
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Guns have fallen silent along the Af-Pak border after deadly clashes between the Taliban and Pakistan, with only limited skirmishes continuing. The ceasefire maintaining this fragile calm along the border remains precarious,
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When India placed the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) in abeyance last year, attention naturally focused on the diplomatic and legal consequences of the decision. Yet the more consequential question may lie elsewhere:
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It was the handiwork of the Washington establishment and its circle of domestic confederates! Few political controversies have exposed the inner workings of Bangladesh’s recent past interim administration ran by Muhammad Yunus’s
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by Our Diplomatic Affairs Editor “Is Sri Lanka trying to join a trade agreement, or a new economic system?” and “In a world of fragmented supply chains and regional blocs, what does
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by Our Political Affairs Editor Congratulations, Anna. Few politicians walk away from an established platform to pursue an idea they truly believe in. Your decision to chart an independent course makes this
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On May 25, 2026, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) conducted searches at three locations in the Srinagar and Shopian districts of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K), in connection with a terrorism funding case
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On 15 April, I had the great honour of speaking in the Gedung Merdeka (Independence Hall) in Bandung, Indonesia. I was struck not by nostalgia, but by urgency. Bandung is not our
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As climate-linked regulations, investor expectations, and financing requirements increasingly influence global trade and market access, the Sri Lanka Climate Summit 2026 will place business readiness at the centre of national conversation, with
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Credit markets across Asia are emerging as a major magnet for global capital as they continue to outperform US bond markets, according to new analysis from JPMorgan Chase. Despite ongoing geopolitical volatility
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Investment decisions in the technology sector can no longer be based purely on financial metrics as geopolitical instability increasingly shapes global markets, according to Temasek Holdings chairman Teo Chee Hean. He warned
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A major political confrontation has erupted in Bolivia after President Rodrigo Paz submitted a controversial state of exception bill to Congress on June 3, proposing to authorize military deployment in response to
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The Sinhala Ravaya National Organization has formally written to the United Nations Resident Coordinator in Sri Lanka, calling for urgent international attention to what it describes as violations of children’s rights under
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