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Political Promises

November 4, 2025
Diplomacy/Geopolitics/History

Rome’s Fall Is America’s Warning: Civic Neglect Can Topple Even the Mightiest Republics

Summary: In this essay, Martina Moneke explores what America can learn from the decline of the Roman Republic. She examines how inequality, political factionalism, and unchecked ambition eroded civic trust and institutional stability

Human Rights/Social

Decades of Betrayal: Fate of Indian-Origin Tamils Under the Nehru-Kotelawala Pact

In the verdant hills of Kollam, Kerala, where the lush green landscape stretches as far as the eye can see, there lies a story of betrayal and neglect that spans over half a century. The tale of the “lion cabins”

September 5, 2024

Manifesto Showdown: Presidential Promises

Columns/Presidential Election 2024

The election manifestos of the three main presidential candidates were released last week. First, on 26 August, National People’s Power (NPP) Leader Anura Kumara

Starmer vows to “fix the foundations” of UK

News

Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (UK) Keir Starmer on Tuesday vowed to “fix the foundations” of the country after “a decade of division

Rome’s Fall Is America’s Warning: Civic Neglect Can Topple Even the Mightiest Republics

November 4, 2025
Diplomacy/Geopolitics/History

Summary: In this essay, Martina Moneke explores what America can learn from the decline of the Roman Republic. She examines how inequality, political factionalism, and unchecked ambition eroded civic trust and institutional stability

More

Decades of Betrayal: Fate of Indian-Origin Tamils Under the Nehru-Kotelawala Pact

September 5, 2024
Human Rights/Social

In the verdant hills of Kollam, Kerala, where the lush green landscape stretches as far as the eye can see, there lies a story of betrayal and neglect that spans over half

More

Manifesto Showdown: Presidential Promises

September 1, 2024
Columns/Presidential Election 2024

The election manifestos of the three main presidential candidates were released last week. First, on 26 August, National People’s Power (NPP) Leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake unveiled his manifesto titled ‘A Thriving Nation

More

Starmer vows to “fix the foundations” of UK

August 28, 2024
News

Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (UK) Keir Starmer on Tuesday vowed to “fix the foundations” of the country after “a decade of division and decline.” In a major speech delivered ahead

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