Both supporters and opponents quote research work to justify their view.
By P.K.Balachandran
There is a raging controversy over sex change or gender re-assignment in the United States with both supporters and opponents quoting research studies to justify their view.
Gender re-assignment...
Hindutva?
N Sathiya Moorthy 5 June 2024
If the Bharatiya Janata Party-National Democratic Alliance comes back to power with the poll-time alliance intact, then, at least allies like the Telugu Desam Party and the Janata Dal-United should be prepared to be embarrassed and/or...
The grievances of the indigenous tribes of the area are being highlighted for furthering the West’s geopolitical interests
By P.K.Balachandran
Colombo, June 3: Some Western powers appear to be eyeing the tribal areas straddling North-East India, Myanmar, Bangladesh and China.
The...
By P.K.Balachandran
Colombo, May 30:
The renowned Indian poet Rabindranath Tagore had warned that nationalisms based on power and pride and devoid of higher values like social harmony, will destroy societies instead of building them.
Tagore expressed his thoughts on "nationalism"...
By P.K.Balachandran
Colombo, May 25:
Recent events make one wonder if the US will be able to maintain its dogged support for Israel’s hard line on Palestine and Gaza.
A number of smaller but important European countries have openly said that...
Contrary to general perception that India’s imports from China is high in only electronics sector, China is the top supplier in all 8 industrial sectors including electronics, says the Global Trade Research Institute in a report. The institute is headed...
By N Sathiya Moorthy
8 May 2024
Had it not been for the slow but sure emergence of China as a threat to the Western order, would India have been accepted as a near-equal partner by individual Western nations, jointly and...
N Sathiya Moorthy 21 April 2024
Closer the presidential election gets, the more complex it is getting. Of course, it has always been the case, including the question if the parliamentary polls should precede presidential election. In the past, incumbent Presidents and...
N Sathiya Moorthy
9 April 2024
Constituencies that are going to the polls in the first phase, slated for April 19, have just 19 days for campaigning and will have to wait for 45 days for the results. Contrast that with...
By P.K.Balachandran
Colombo, April 5:
The Maldivian parliament has called for trade and tourism sanctions against Israel for its atrocities in Gaza. But President Mohamed Muizzu and his cabinet are yet to respond to the parliament’s call. Given his commitment or...
N Sathiya Moorthy
The BJP is now inventing new angles to keep its campaign relevant -- even if it's old wine in an old bottle, which is what the allegation on 'Katchatheevu' is, notes N Sathiya Moorthy
After a fortnight-long hesitation...
By P.K.Balachandran
Colombo, March 26: The terror attack on a packed concert hall in Moscow last Saturday that claimed more than 130 lives has thrown up many questions.
Though the attackers were Tajik nationals affiliated to the Islamic State (ISIS-K), the...
