Policy Proposals

March 23, 2025

Politics/Sri Lanka

Verite Research in Sri Lanka Accused of Intellectual Fraud and Deception

by Our Correspondent in Colombo Colombo-based think tank Verite Research has come under fire for allegedly distorting facts and engaging in politically motivated deception. The organisation is accused of falsely labelling former

Beyond Recovery: New Book Charts Path for Sri Lanka’s Economic Transformation

As Sri Lanka approaches the pivotal Presidential elections on 21 September 2024, a new book, Sri Lanka: From Debt Default to Transformative Growth, offers a strategic vision for the country’s economic future. Released on 22 August by the London-based ODI

August 23, 2024

Verite Research in Sri Lanka Accused of Intellectual Fraud and Deception

March 23, 2025

Politics/Sri Lanka

by Our Correspondent in Colombo Colombo-based think tank Verite Research has come under fire for allegedly distorting facts and engaging in politically motivated deception. The organisation is accused of falsely labelling former

Beyond Recovery: New Book Charts Path for Sri Lanka’s Economic Transformation

August 23, 2024

As Sri Lanka approaches the pivotal Presidential elections on 21 September 2024, a new book, Sri Lanka: From Debt Default to Transformative Growth, offers a strategic vision for the country’s economic future.

Britain’s Expanding War Role in Yemen

Britain is expanding its military involvement in the conflict in

China Builds. Trump Cashes In.

In February, Eric and Donald Jr. sat down with a

The Brazilian Victory: Left Unity and Digital Autonomy

The leftist leader Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva secured a

Serbia After the Student Landslide: The Black Box in Parliament

The student protests in Serbia, which began in the wake

To the victor belong the oils

On Sunday, Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado returned home

The Ballot Box or the Barricades?

From threatened colonial institutions and mass police deployment in New

Kashmir: The Unfinished Legacy and South Asia’s Fragile Peace

Nearly eight decades after the events of 1947, Kashmir remains

Colombia threatens its Caribbean neighbor: Nicaragua

When Abelardo de la Espriella was declared the winner of

Social Media – An Unnecessary Evil?

Walk into any café, look into a living room, observe

The long journey back to the wild: The return of Przewalski’s horses

In the vast steppe of northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous

The Spirit of Democracy Remains Strong

After the piece below had been drafted, news came in

A Victory for the Brazilian People Once More Through Lula

The week before 25 October in Brazil was frenetic. It

Afghanistan’s Taliban Face a Growing Insurgency — But No Existential Threat

Anti-Taliban armed resistance is spreading across Afghanistan, with the National

Punjab’s Gang Violence Tests Modi’s Security Strategy

Parvinder Singh Jhota spent years confronting suspected drug dealers in

Manipur’s Deadly Spiral: Ethnic Conflict Spawns a Wider Security Crisis

Manipur’s ethnic conflict is entering a more volatile phase, with