In a wide-ranging conversation, Bahiyyih Nakhjavani reflects on the unsettled nature of identity, the limits of historical truth and the moral responsibility of writing about people who can no longer speak for
by Our Diplomatic Affairs Editor Sunil Handunnetti took a bad bath over the English language in China—an exhibition not merely of linguistic inadequacy, but of staggering delusion. His overconfidence in the face
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Editorial Today, Sri Lanka celebrates the eightieth birthday of Former President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga, whose political trajectory remains intricately entwined with the nation’s turbulent postcolonial evolution marked by ethnic discord, contested sovereignty,
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Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga – who celebrates her 80th birthday on 29 June 2025 – made history in November 1994 when she was elected as Sri Lanka’s first female executive president. Kumaratunga known
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Reza Pahlavi, the son of Iran’s last shah and self-styled crown prince, has declared that the Islamic Republic is on the brink of collapse, warning that the regime is confronting its “Berlin
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“A war on Iraq is a good choice, the right choice…” ~ Benyamin Netanyahu (Testimony before the US Congress – 12.9.2002) “A forever war is beneficial to Netanyahu. People feel like they
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It is popularly said in this country that a politician out of power is like a ‘banana without skin’. These days, we see several such politicians being escorted in and out of
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In a stunning turn of events, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has released prominent opposition leader Sergei Tsikhanouski and more than a dozen political prisoners and journalists in a deal brokered by former
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Editor’s Note:As the Israel-Iran conflict intensifies and Trump escalates pressure, Chinese strategist Chen Jing goes bold: If Iran pulls through, China and Russia could back it—just like they did with Vietnam. Iran
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Donald Trump may be about to cross a line he drew less than a week ago. Barring an Iranian capitulation on nuclear enrichment that no one anticipates, the president is likely to
More As tensions between Iran and Israel reach an explosive crescendo, a growing number of Iranian dissidents are raising their voices — and their banners — in an urgent plea to prevent a
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South Korea’s recently elected left-leaning president Lee Jae-myung has taken his first major step toward resetting inter-Korean relations by ordering an end to provocative loudspeaker broadcasts along the heavily militarized border. The
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A dramatic shift in Mongolia’s leadership is raising concerns about the country’s democratic future, as President Ukhnaagiin Khurelsukh, a former military officer and noted ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin, appears to
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In the aftermath of Donald Trump’s humiliating public break-up with his billionaire ally Elon Musk, and Musk’s tweeted accusation that Trump refuses to release the Epstein files because he’s in them, and
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Speculation is mounting over the future leadership of Chechnya, as Ramzan Kadyrov, the region’s long-time strongman and close ally of President Vladimir Putin, reportedly considers handing power to his teenage son, Adam
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by Our Correspondent in Washington DC Tensions exploded into a third consecutive day of chaos in downtown Los Angeles on Sunday as protests against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) escalated into
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