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
There is a deep conviction that if we all knew and agreed upon the truth — the truth about global warming, the truth about God, the truth about transgender biology, the truth
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On 13 November, at the Global South Academic Forum in Shanghai, China, we released our latest study, The 80th Anniversary of the Victory in the World Anti-Fascist War – Understanding Who Saved Humanity: A Restorationist
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by Our Correspondent in Colombo Prime Minister and Minister of Education Harini Amarasuriya triggered intense political shockwaves today after declaring in Parliament that there “was never a demand” to allocate 6% of
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Editor’s Note: This article is adapted from remarks delivered by Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena, former Speaker of the Sri Lankan Parliament, during the launch of a new book. It presents his personal recollections
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The most politically urgent argument in Hannah Arendt’s On Revolution is her diagnosis of a quiet, foundational mistake at the heart of the United States Constitution: the belief that representation — even when supported by an
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When Mrs Bandaranaike’s left-wing government swept into power with a two-thirds majority in 1970, it inherited a business landscape dominated by the UNP. Previous attempts at nationalisation by S. W. R. D.
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Reports from major European outlets indicate that European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has been steadily consolidating power at the expense of the EU’s foreign policy chief, Kaja Kallas. According to
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Singapore’s government is moving ahead with plans to designate 38 Oxley Road — the former home of founding leader Lee Kuan Yew — as a national monument, reigniting a years-long dispute over
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Turkey is preparing legislation that would enable the return of PKK guerrillas and their families from hideouts in northern Iraq, while stopping short of granting a general amnesty for past crimes, according
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The Trump-Xi meeting in Busan, South Korea today —30 October 2025— may have brought about a temporary relief in the US-China trade war. But unless we see the fine print of the agreement,
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