N Sathiya Moorthy
4 March 2025
The recent Maha Kumbh in Prayagraj, while not unprecedented, has been heavily publicized by the ruling BJP, reminiscent of past government spectacles like CHOGM and Asiad-82. The economic implications of the Kumbh are significant, with...
By P.K.Balachandran
Colombo, March 3: Rare earths are strategic elements essential for developing computers, batteries, and cutting-edge energy technologies.
They are abundant in the Earth’s crust across the globe. In 2024, the US Geological Survey estimated that there were 110 million...
By P.K.Balachandran
Colombo, March 1 – The students of Bangladesh, who led the mass movement that overthrew Sheikh Hasina’s 15-year rule in August last year, formed a political party of their own with a massive rally in Dhaka on February...
Trump and Putin’s Role in Deciding Ukraine’s Fate
By Swadesh Roy
Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin have primarily determined Ukraine’s future through phone discussions. While Trump later spoke with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, an upcoming meeting in Munich between U.S. Secretary...
The Yunus government looks on as criminals and Islamic radicals take on all vulnerable sections of society
By P.K.Balachandran
Colombo, February 26:
If Sheikh Hasina’s 15-year regime in Bangladesh was seen as the highpoint of State repression of opposition parties and...
By P.K.Balachandran
Colombo, February 22 – In the 1980s, political scientist Joseph Nye coined the term “soft power”, defining it as a country’s ability to influence others without resorting to coercive pressure. In practice, that process entails countries projecting their values, ideals, and culture...
South Africa has the largest number of IV patients in the world
By P.K.Balachandran
Colombo, February 20: On February 8, Trump had signed an executive order to cut financial assistance to South Africa, citing disapproval of its land policy and the...
In the larger interest of Indo-American relations, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi showed willingness to adjust India’s policies to enable President Donald Trump to carry out his plan to get America a fair deal in international trade and revitalise...
Poor quality of production, insistence on local manufacture and lack of budgetary support are cited as impediments
By P. K. Balachandran
Colombo, February13: The Indian Air Force Chief Air Chief Marshal A.P. Singh on Monday slammed officials of the state-owned military aircraft...
By P.K.Balachandran
Colombo, February 8: The United States is a land of immigrants. And yet there has been strong resistance to immigrants, especially of low skilled non-White people from the Global South.
Being the land of opportunity in a world that...
But critics complain that the budget does not address the structural flaws in the Indian economy.
By PK.Balachandran
The Indian budget for the financial year 2025-26 was presented in the parliament by Finance Minister Nirmal Sitharaman on February 1. The budget...
By P.K.Balachandran
Colombo, January 31: In his inaugural oration on January 20, US President Donald Trump hailed William McKinley, who was President from 1897 to 1901, as his model. Trump praised the 25 th. US President McKinley for raising tariffs...
