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Opinion

A profound geopolitical dilemma

The torpedoing of an Iranian naval vessel in the waters off Sri Lanka has thrust the island into a geopolitical storm not of...

International

China foreign minister blasts Middle East war, urges US to manage ties

China’s top diplomat condemned on Sunday the war in the Middle East and urged the United States to iron out its differences with...

Opinion

The paradox of Victor Ivan

From revolutionary to journalist: Political enigma By Lionel Bopage A year after Victor Ivan’s passing, the contradictions that defined him still feel alive....

Politics

Between crossfire and crossroads: Test of prudence in a dangerous world

By Vox Civis The other day Cabinet Spokesman Nalinda Jayatissa made what he described as a plea to the political class and the...

International

US pressing Sri Lanka not to repatriate Iranian crew and survivors from sunken ship, memo says

The United States is pressing Sri Lanka’s government not to repatriate the survivors ​from the Iranian warship it sank this week, as well...

Opinion

International Women’s Day: Eight actions for a more equal world

By the Secretary General of the UN Over nearly a decade leading the United Nations, I have seen our world repeatedly tested –...

Opinion

Bringing Easter Sunday Attack case to a closure

By Col R Hariharan Will the arrest of Sri Lanka’s former intelligence chief Major General Suresh Salley in the last week of the...

Opinion

In the age of power, India must play peacemaker

By Milinda Moragoda Formal multilateral institutions remain important. However, they were designed for a different distribution of power and a different strategic climate....

Opinion

Her influence, our future

By Dr. Nadee Dissanayake In Sri Lanka, the story of progress, resilience, and hope is deeply intertwined with the strength of its women....

International

Federal Govt tight-lipped on claims Australians were aboard US sub that sank Iranian warship

The federal government says it cannot answer questions over whether Australian personnel were on board the American submarine that sank an Iranian frigate....