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
Internal communications and documents reviewed by Financial Times reveal how Germany’s largest bank maintained a lucrative relationship with Jeffrey Epstein for years, even as compliance officers raised repeated red flags about suspicious
More
United Nations human rights experts have issued a stark warning to the Government of India, citing a pattern of systemic failures in policing that have allegedly resulted in hundreds of deaths, thousands
More
In January 2026, the Israeli human rights organization B’Tselem published a grim update to its earlier work, titled Living Hell: The Israeli Prison System as a Network of Torture Camps. This report documents the horrific
More
In a judicial decision today (25 February 2026), the Fort Magistrate’s Court ordered the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) to release gold, gems and other valuables seized from the family home of the
More
President Donald Trump has asserted that a potential war with Iran would be “easily won,” attributing the assessment to his chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Dan Caine, despite reports that
More
Editor’s Note: The following column is written by Professor Rohan Gunaratna, a world-renowned expert on terrorism and national security. He has advised governments and international agencies, authored over 20 books on counterterrorism,
More
With Sri Lanka’s 17th annual war victory over separatist Tamil terrorism just months away, warwinning Army Chief, Field Marshal Sarath Fonseka (Dec. 06, 2005, to July 15, 2009) has significantly changed his
More
In early February 2026, the Indian government under Prime Minister Narendra Modi shocked the nation with the announcement of an interim India–US trade framework. The deal has sparked widespread outrage, particularly among
More
Government officials, development experts, business leaders, and civil society representatives gathered in Bangkok for the 13th Asia-Pacific Forum on Sustainable Development, issuing an urgent call to accelerate action on water security, clean
More
Exporters in Sri Lanka have raised serious concerns over a government decision to transfer export inspection responsibilities from the Board of Investment of Sri Lanka to Sri Lanka Customs starting in July,
More
In his essay in Foreign Affairs, Kishore Mahbubani reflects on the warning issued by Alexander Stubb, the president of Finland, that the West faces a decisive moment in its global influence. Stubb
More
On February 22, 2026, Pakistan carried out a series of predawn airstrikes across eastern and south-eastern Afghanistan, resulting in the deaths of at least 18 civilians, including women and children, and leaving
More
The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Monday officially released India’s first-ever anti-terror policy, named PRAHAAR, marking a historic step in the country’s national security architecture. The policy outlines a multi-pronged
More
A recent court filing has revealed that nearly one in five Instagram users aged 13 to 15 reported seeing nudity or sexual images they did not want to view, according to a
More
Volvo Cars announced a recall of more than 40,000 EX30 electric SUVs due to high-voltage battery packs that risk overheating, potentially undermining the company’s long-standing safety reputation. The recall affects both Single-Motor
More