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
Sri Lanka was shocked when a series of bombings ripped through on Easter Sunday in April 2019 since it had been lulled in a sense of complacency after the end of 30-year-old
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Seldom, if ever, one gets to pick up the threads of what one had written 3 days back as conjectures. But my prognosis that “the sea side view” of Gaza is mesmerising
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U.S. President Donald Trump’s shocking proposal to take over Gaza and clear the territory of its Palestinian population has sparked widespread controversy and concern. According to reports, Jared Kushner, Trump’s son-in-law and
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The fragility of U.S. power was clear when a small Chinese startup released the DeepSeek machine learning program. The U.S. stock market Nasdaq shuddered, with technology stocks collapsing. This collapse is not a
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by Our Correspondent in New Delhi As Delhi voters headed to the polls in a crucial assembly election, Prime Minister Narendra Modi took a spiritual dip in the holy waters of the
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Sri Lanka may not be the richest, but will build a nation of richest spirit ~ President Anura Kumara Dissanayake On February 4, 1948, Sri Lanka was granted its long-sought independence, marking
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Editor’s Note: The following New York Times (NYT) article attempts to capture what it terms a “pivotal shift in Sri Lanka’s political scene,” where women are not only rising to power but
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by Luxman Aravind The concept of freedom, as it was first articulated in Sri Lanka’s colonial struggle, remains strikingly dissonant in the present. What was once hailed as an unassailable victory over
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Editorial Today, Sri Lanka celebrates its 77th Independence Day from British rule. The island was colonised for more than 400 years by European colonial powers. In the wake of Sri Lanka’s celebrated
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Ai Weiwei, the Chinese artist and dissident, has long used his art as a platform to challenge political norms and confront societal issues. In an insightful interview with The Independent UK, Ai
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Jared Kushner, the son-in-law of the U.S. President Donald Trump, has built a global business empire, leveraging relationships established during his tenure in the first Trump White House. As reported by the
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As Sri Lanka marks its 77th Independence Day, every citizen should be aware of the threats and risks facing the nation. As its highest priority, Sri Lanka must learn from its past
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Editor’s Note: The following article is based on a video message issued by the author, where she describes the bitter politicisation surrounding the most brutal terrorist attack in post-war Sri Lanka—the Easter
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Global markets tumbled as the US dollar soared, driven by the President Donald Trump’s latest tariffs on Canada, Mexico, and China. The US dollar index gained 1.1% to 109.6, triggering sharp declines
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Top aides to billionaire Elon Musk have gained access to a sensitive U.S. Treasury Department system that controls the flow of trillions of dollars in federal payments. This access was granted by
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