Realism in the Indian Ocean
By Milinda Moragoda The reported sinking of an Iranian frigate by a United States submarine off the coast of Sri Lanka — and...
Cyclone Ditwah: More than 3,000 survivors await relief
By Methmalie Dissanayake Three months after Cyclone Ditwah triggered devastating floods and landslides across Sri Lanka, thousands of families remain displaced, with many...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 –...
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...
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....
