Policy Proposals

August 23, 2024

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.

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 President Ranil Wickremesinghe’s statements as “blatantly false” by

March 23, 2025

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.

Munir’s Zia Moment?

Pakistan is in a state of poly-crises and is hardly

Mali’s Hostage Deals Mask a War That Is Getting Worse

Recent hostage releases across the Sahel have produced striking moments

Israel’s ‘Minister of Hate’ Turns Extremism into Policy

The latest remarks by Israel’s Police Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir have

Europe’s New Deal with Libya’s Warlords

The officials at Frontex headquarters in Warsaw are accustomed to

The Madman in the Casa Rosada

The truth is that I had promised myself I would

Whose Independence? Whose India?

Every August 15, India presents a familiar image to the

The Ugliness of Latin America’s Angry Tide

In August, right-wing billionaire Abelardo de la Espriella took office

When Reason Changes State

In 1799, Francisco de Goya published Los Caprichos. Among his engravings

Jason Arday: The Price of Woke Academia

The death of Jason Arday, the former Professor of Sociology

The Strait of Hormuz Is No Longer Iran’s Only Weapon

The Strait of Hormuz has long been one of the

Argentina: The Streets Put a Stop to Milei’s Plundering

Javier Milei’s government recently suffered a double defeat. The first

The Slow Unravelling of Arunachal’s Insurgency

On August 7, 2026, four cadres of United Liberation Front

Europe’s Drought Is Becoming an Economic Shock

At Europe’s biggest and busiest port, the consequences of a

Asia’s Terror Threat Deepens as Global Extremist Networks Adapt

The terrorist threat confronting Asia is becoming more complex even

Five Years After Kabul Fell, Afghanistan Remains in Limbo

The world witnessed the fall of the Afghan republic on