A lacklustre Interim Government, a dispirited Gen Z, ennui in political parties and a vertical split in the Nepali Congress mark the political landscape in Nepal.
By P.K.Balachandran
Colombo, January 16 – Political confusion is the order of the day in...
By P.K.Balachandran
Colombo, January 14 – According to the World Health Organization (WHO), in 2021, falls were the second leading cause of unintentional injury deaths worldwide.
Each year an estimated 684 000 individuals had died from falls globally of which over...
By P.K.Balachandran
Colombo, January 14- US President Donald Trump has said that the US will take over Greenland whether the Greenlanders and the Danes, who have sovereignty over the island, like it or not. Trump’s case is that American control...
More than 40 countries have opted for other currencies and even gold
By P.K.Balachandran
Colombo, January 12- US President Donald Trump had several of objectives in invading Venezuela and taking its President Nicolas Maduro and his wife hostage. One of the...
By P K Balachandran
Colombo, January 10 – Iran is on the boil, with the masses across cities protesting an unprecedented 42% inflation. An average Iranian would need US$ 500 dollars a month to make both ends meet, but he...
By Vishvanath
Sri Lanka is an exceedingly active polity, where hardly a day passes without some headline-grabbing issues cropping up, so much so that it is well-nigh impossible to keep track of them. Currently, among the issues dominating the political...
By P.K.Balachandran
Colombo, January 9 – US President Donald Trump’s invasion of Venezuela and the capture of its President Nicolas Maduro on January 3 will have profound consequences both for Latin America and the world at large.
The launching the operation...
Somaliland is in the Gulf of Aden, a geo-politically and geo-strategically significant area, given the fact that the Houthis, based in Yemen and backed by Iran, have been posing a threat to Israel, the West, and world shipping.
By P.K.Balachandran
Colombo, January...
By P.K.Balachandran
Colombo, January 7- India and Bangladesh were at odds for more than a year since the overthrow of the pro-India government led by Sheikh Hasina in August 2024. However, in December 2025, the two countries seemed to be...
Polluted water killed 11 and made 2000 ill in Indore , a city in Madhya Pradesh that was declared “India’s Cleanest City” seven times
By Tang Lu
Beijing, January 6 - During my years in India, I personally witnessed the nationwide...
By P.K.Balachandran
Colombo, January 5 – The US invasion of Venezuela resulting in the overthrow of President Nicolas Maduro’s left-wing government, had geopolitical and economic rationale from America’s point of view.
US President Donald Trump’s objectives in overthrowing Venezuelan President Nicolas...
Jaishankar’s friendly gesture towards Pakistan parliament’s Speaker Ayaz Sadiq was most probably meant to be noticed and deciphered in Bangladesh rather than in Pakistan.
By P.K.Balachandran
Colombo, January 2 - The fact that India’s Foreign Minister S.Jaishankar initiated a handshake with...
