Rural Representation

October 17, 2026

Sri Lanka’s Praja Shakthi Programme Targets Rural Poverty Through Five-Year Development Plan

Sri Lanka’s government is preparing a five-year community development plan running from 2027 to 2031 under its Praja Shakthi national programme, an initiative designed to reduce rural poverty and strengthen communities through

Human Rights/Sri Lanka

A Third Way for Sri Lanka — Lifting the rural economy

While centre driven and managed high level economic changes, both structural and financial, are necessary, an assumption that the benefits of such changes will flow to the periphery through a trickledown theory does not necessarily work. Sri Lanka’s rural population

August 11, 2026

Sri Lanka’s Praja Shakthi Programme Targets Rural Poverty Through Five-Year Development Plan

October 17, 2026

Sri Lanka’s government is preparing a five-year community development plan running from 2027 to 2031 under its Praja Shakthi national programme, an initiative designed to reduce rural poverty and strengthen communities through

A Third Way for Sri Lanka — Lifting the rural economy

August 11, 2026

Human Rights/Sri Lanka

While centre driven and managed high level economic changes, both structural and financial, are necessary, an assumption that the benefits of such changes will flow to the periphery through a trickledown theory

Moon over Wuyi — A Personal Account

A personal reflection on Moon Over Wuyi, exploring how art

Youm-e-Shuhada Jammu: Remembering the Muslim Massacre of November 1947

The Jammu massacre of 1947 remains one of the most

The Taliban’s Diplomatic Windfall, the Region’s Security Burden

Afghanistan’s Taliban government is gaining international legitimacy while militant threats

The Roma Test: Czechia’s Reforms and the Persistence of Contempt

The Council of Europe’s anti-racism commission published its seventh report

Thoughts on the Midterm Elections

The Democrats may have taken control of the House and

Unprecedented Blue Wave: Is Trump’s Political Dominance Crumbling?

The Democratic Party has flipped the House and the Senate.

China Shatters the West’s Arms Monopoly

As Russia has intensified its attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure

Tata’s Moment of Truth: Should Chandrasekaran Step Aside?

It is unfortunate that the Tata Group, which has historically

Pakistan’s Four Provinces: A Map of Elite Power

Pakistan’s four-province structure has not evolved since independence. The rationale

Across the Red Sea, the Wars Feed Each Other

Sudan’s war is usually described as an African catastrophe, Yemen’s

The Trump Spell Is Breaking

In lecturing about the state of liberal democracy over the

India’s Defense Ambitions Outpace Its Ability to Deliver

India’s military modernization drive faces an uncomfortable contradiction. New Delhi

Manipur: PLA’s Persistent Networks

On October 27, 2026, a combined team of the Criminal

The Moscow Format and the Taliban Question

When delegates left Moscow on 5 October, they had little

Extreme Lawfare and the MAGA Offensive in Latin America

Ecuadorian leftist leader Luisa González recently warned that there is