Sri Lanka’s post-1978 political history offers a curious pattern: constitutional amendments designed to strengthen those in power have often produced consequences that later weakened or destroyed them. From the Second Amendment and
The Chinese research vessel SHI YAN 6, which arrived in Sri Lanka in October 2023, recently sent a distress signal to the Sri Lanka Navy from within Sri Lanka’s Exclusive Economic Zone,
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The Iran war has granted airports in China and India a rare chance: the opportunity to anchor global travel, as reported by the Financial Times. Before the conflict began in February, one
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Residents of Tehran emerged on Wednesday to their first day in nearly 40 without the sound of explosions, as reported by the Financial Times. But the city they encountered was deeply scarred
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Editorial The language of peace, when deployed by states long entangled in cycles of militarisation and geopolitical opportunism, often invites not admiration but scrutiny. Pakistan’s latest overtures towards peace, accompanied by the
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Does witnessing suffering make you more moral? Can a life surrounded by brilliance teach you justice, or does real understanding only come from seeing the world at its worst? For Tom Gross,
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A wave of deaths and disappearances involving prominent American scientists and research officials has sparked growing concern among intelligence observers, with reports describing a “disturbing pattern” unfolding over the past three years.
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The Church of England has announced plans to apologise for its involvement in historical forced adoptions, a practice that affected roughly 185,000 children taken from their unmarried mothers between the end of
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“For those who believe, no proof is necessary; for those who do not believe, no proof is enough.” ~ Attributed to St. Thomas Aquinas The Revelation This essay is not meant to
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History cannot be erased! Constitutional betrayal will not go unpunished, and reckoning in Bangladesh is inevitable! In the annals of nations, there are moments when power seeks not merely to govern but
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A dramatic confrontation at the United Nations Security Council has underscored the growing risk of a wider international crisis, as Russia and China vetoed a resolution condemning Iran’s closure of the Strait
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The streets of south Tel Aviv still carry the visible scars of war. Shattered glass litters sidewalks, broken shutters hang from aging buildings, and entire sections of neighborhoods remain damaged after a
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A recent audit report issued by the National Audit Office has exposed significant financial losses in Sri Lanka due to the procurement of substandard coal, raising serious concerns about oversight and economic
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India is moving away from cheaper China-made high-speed cameras for highway tolls, citing security concerns, and is instead sourcing equipment from suppliers in the US, Germany, and Taiwan, according to people familiar
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The appointment of Adolf Hitler as chancellor of Germany in January 1933 remains one of the most scrutinized events of the twentieth century. In his latest book, Irresponsables, historian Johann Chapoutot delves
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What began in the 1960s as a cooperative medical initiative has evolved into a critical source of revenue for the Cuban government, according to a report by the Inter-American Commission on Human
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