By Raji Krishna
Colombo, April 22 - Pope Francis had been keen on working with Muslims and Buddhists for peace and compassion throughout the world. In his Encyclical Fratelli Tutti of October 2020, Pope Francis proposed fraternity and social friendship as the...
Although the 2026 State Legislature election are a full year away, political parties have already started raising issues and forming alliances
By Raji Krishnaises
In the 2024 parliamentary elections in Tamil Nadu (and indeed the rest of India), the dominant issue...
Pakistan is said to have minerals valued at US$ 8 trillion
By Raji Krishna
Minerals-hungry US President Donald Trump, who is straining to bring the Ukraine-Russia war to an end so that he could access the enormous mineral wealth of these...
By P.K.Balachandran
Colombo April 9 – US President Donald Trump’s 'Liberation Day' tariffs, unveiled on April 2, threaten South Asia’s economies with steep new costs—but could they also spark a long-overdue transformation?
India had been charging 52% tariff on imports from...
By P.K.Balachandran
Colombo, April 4 – Being unsure of American backing after maverick Donald Trump replaced Joe Biden at the White House, India has been taking small steps to mend fences with its estranged neighbors, China and Bangladesh.
But Pakistan will continue...
eagerness for poll alliance?
N Sathiya Moorthy
27 March 2025
EPS has had its way on most things, alliance-wise. A week earlier, he reiterated that he would not re-admit OPS and Sasikala Natarajan back in the party. It was a message not...
The seeds of the crisis, which is mounting relentlessly, were sown way back in November 2024 when Muizzu got a controversial constitutional amendment passed by parliament.
By P.K.Balachandran
Colombo, March 26 – The Maldivian President Mohamed Muizzu has been clashing with...
Army prepares itself for all eventualities after Gen.Waker-uz-Zaman counselled student leaders about the need to have “inclusive politics accommodating a refined Awami League”
By P.K. Balachandran
Colombo, March 25: The situation in Bangladesh appears to have reached a critical point. Lawlessness...
But under the iron rule of the Communist Party, the sector is getting cleaned up and recovery is on the cards.
By P.K.Balachandran
Colombo, March 20:
Since the COVID-19 pandemic, China’s housing sector has been mired in an unprecedented crisis. A...
By P.K.Balachandran
Colombo, March 19: It is noteworthy that among all the regions in India, it was in Bengal that Buddhism survived and flourished for the longest period (till the 12 th. Century CE), well after its disappearance from other...
Washington senses danger in some developments but immediate or direct intervention is a far cry
By P.K Balachandran
Colombo, March 18 – The remarks on Bangladesh made by the US Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard in an interview to NDTV...
By P.K.Balachandran
Colombo, March 17- Mounting lawlessness in Bangladesh has triggered widespread street protests against the inaction and incompetence of the Muhammad Yunus-led Interim Government. US intelligence chief Tulsi Gabbard has expressed America’s concern in no uncertain terms. Neighbouring India is helplessly...
