By P.K.Balachandran
The assassination of Mahatma Gandhi by a Hindu fanatic on January 31, 1948 in New Delhi, though immeasurably unsettling, played a seminal role in uniting a conflict-ridden India both emotionally and politically, says Cambridge University historian Prof. Yasmin...
The Interim Government of Dr.Muhammad Yunus is assailed by multiple domestic and international challenges.
By P.K.Balachandran
Colombo, November 19: Late last week, the post-Hasina Interim Government of Bangladesh led by Nobel Laureate Prof.Muhammad Yunus crossed the first 100 days of its...
In the Sri Lankan Presidential election held on September 21, the candidate of the leftist National Peoples Power (NPP), Anura Kumara Dissanayake, just scraped through. But in the parliamentary elections held on November 14, his party, the NPP, romped...
The Muhammad Yunus regime in Bangladesh is unsettled by Trump’s remarks on the communal situation in Bangladesh. But the ousted Awami League sees in them the seeds of covert American support for any effort it might make to come...
By P.K.Balachandran
Colombo, November 09 : US President-elect Donal Trump is feared by some and extolled by others. On the one hand, those who fear him say he will make the US aggressive, impulsive and selfish, driven by the battle...
By P.K.Balachandran
Colombo, November 8: Maldives, which has been over-dependent on the tourism industry for decades, has begun to realize the risks of over-dependence on one sector and President Mohamed Muizzu is taking a range of steps to correct the...
By P.K.Balachandran
Colombo, November 6: Bangladesh, which was “East Bengal” earlier, became a Muslim-majority area by a peaceful and gradual process from the Sixteenth Century onwards without alienating the indigenous culture.
Bangladeshi Islam is rooted in the soil both literally and metaphorically.
Initially,...
By P.K.Balachandran
Colombo, November 2:
In the post-World War II era, relations between the US and South Asian countries have been both close and growing, as the US had replaced Britain as the dominant power in Asia.
Therefore, an American Presidential...
By P.K.Balachandran
Colombo, November 1: Backed by substantial foreign budgetary assistance, Maldivian President Dr.Mohamed Muizzu has announced sweeping administrative and judicial reforms.
The Maldivian budget for 2025 is for MVR 2.5 billion (US$ 168 million). MVR 2.3 billion (US$ 149.8 million)...
By P.K.Balachandran
Colombo, October 30: In international circles, references to the “security of Maldives” are mostly about threats to the independence of the Indian Ocean archipelago from outside powers seeking either geopolitical advantage or hegemony.
Depending upon which side of the...
By P.K.Balachandran
Colombo, October 24: Even 53 years after becoming an independent country, Bangladesh has not developed a stable system of transfer of power from one government to another.
Governments have also been shaky, fearing either the restive masses or the...
By P.K.Balachandran
Colombo, October 18: Though with a population of only 523, 787 and depending heavily on Western tourist arrivals for its income, Maldives has been bravely taking up the cause of the people of Gaza in the teeth of...
