by Our Diplomatic Affairs Editor India has decided to sideline Sri Lanka from a substantive role at this year’s BRICS summit in New Delhi, scheduled for 12–13 September this weekend, according to
Former Cuban President Raúl Castro made a rare public appearance on Friday during a tribute ceremony marking his 95th birthday, his first known appearance since the United States announced an indictment against
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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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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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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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European political leadership and the future of the continent have come under intense scrutiny following the publication of Las invasiones bárbaras, a new essay by journalist Claudi Pérez. In a wide-ranging discussion
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This may well be the longest period in which the U.S. Embassy in Sri Lanka has functioned without an accredited American ambassador. The appointment of Eric Meyer, nominated by Donald Trump as
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Maj. Gen. (retd.) K.B. Egodawele believes the ban on import of chemical fertilisers and agrochemicals, in April/May 2021, that led to staggering drop in crop yields, and countrywide protests, had been a
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After months of mediation drama and so-called shuttle diplomacy by Field Marshal Asim Munir, there was a desperate attempt to secure strategic depth in the Middle East and rebuild ties with the
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A group of Catholic priests in northern Sri Lanka has renewed allegations that decades of violence suffered by Tamil communities amounted to genocide, reigniting a contentious debate over the legacy of the
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Ndaba Mandela grew up in the long shadow of one of the most influential political figures of the 20th century, but he insists that legacy is not a monument—it is an obligation.
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