Social Exploitation

January 28, 2026

Australia/World

Australia’s social media ban forces teens to find new hobbies — but loopholes persist

Since December, Australian teenagers under 16 have been adapting to a life without their favourite social media apps, including TikTok, YouTube, Facebook, Snapchat and Instagram, after the government introduced a sweeping ban

Presidential Election 2024

Rata Anurata: Come on, let’s perform this farce too

by Laxman Aravind The political faction led by Anura Kumara Dissanayake has convinced itself that capturing power at this juncture is a national imperative. In doing so, many have been swept into a wave of ideological persuasion. However, it’s quite

August 31, 2024

Australia’s social media ban forces teens to find new hobbies — but loopholes persist

January 28, 2026

Australia/World

Since December, Australian teenagers under 16 have been adapting to a life without their favourite social media apps, including TikTok, YouTube, Facebook, Snapchat and Instagram, after the government introduced a sweeping ban

Rata Anurata: Come on, let’s perform this farce too

August 31, 2024

Presidential Election 2024

by Laxman Aravind The political faction led by Anura Kumara Dissanayake has convinced itself that capturing power at this juncture is a national imperative. In doing so, many have been swept into

Inside the United Nations Tunnel

This month, like every year, the United Nations General Assembly

The Greater Isolation of Lesser Israel

When Benjamin Netanyahu rose to address the United Nations General

Balochistan: The Female Face of Insurgency

On 22 September 2026, the Balochistan Liberation Front (BLF) –

India’s Vote Under Suspicion

In May 2026, three United Nations Special Rapporteurs issued a

Land-mining Sri Lanka in Vadunnagala

The article examines the controversy surrounding the planting of a

The Mountain Men Who Humiliated the Mighty

What began as a conflict involving a relatively small Yemeni

Has India’s Election Commissioner Sinned?

The Special Intensive Revision has exposed deep political divisions over

After Kohat: Why Pakistan’s Strikes on Taliban Were Needed

In March 2008, Colombian jets crossed into Ecuadorian airspace and

Politics Limits Arms Deliveries to Taiwan

The recent visit of President Xi to Washington highlights Washington’s

Donald Trump and the Age of Evil

We must fight back while we can. But to do

Kashmir’s UN Ghost Returns

The Kashmir dispute has once again found its way onto

Munir’s Ascendancy

There are moments in the life of a nation when

Can Mark Carney build a new middle power alliance?

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney went to France over the

Can The UN Still Deliver?

World leaders gathering in New York for the 81st United

Greed and Conflicts – Are Humans Unwise?

The article questions whether humanity’s endless pursuit of power, wealth,