When wars become a bet
By Nilantha Ilangamuwa How expensive is a strike if its secrets can be bet on? What is the highest-stakes geopolitical question today? Will...
OPEC+ agrees to hike oil output, warns of slow recovery after attacks
The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) has agreed to increase oil output quotas by 206,000 barrels per day for May, a...
Indian Vice President Radhakrishnan to visit Sri Lanka
Preliminary discussions have been held on the upcoming official visit of the Vice President of India, C. P. Radhakrishnan, to Sri Lanka. The...
Iran rejects latest ceasefire proposal as Trump deadline approaches
Iran on Monday rejected the latest ceasefire proposal and instead said it wants a permanent end to the war, even as U.S. President...
Iran, US receive plan to end hostilities, immediate ceasefire, source says
Iran and the United States have received a plan to end hostilities that could come into effect on Monday and reopen the Strait...
Retirement age for judges: Innovation and policy
By Professor G. L. Peiris Independence of the judiciary is, without question, an essential element of a functioning democracy. In recognition of this,...
Sri Lanka pays for high cost of war in Iran and GCC countries
By Col R Hariharan War in perspective The plight of Sri Lanka, an island nation of about 23 million people caught in the...
Trump warns Iran to open Strait of Hormuz in expletive-laden rant
President Donald Trump has threatened Iran with a wave of new attacks if it does not open the blockaded Strait of Hormuz, in...
Austerity for the many: Accountability for the few
By Vox Civis There is a telling contrast unfolding in South Asia, one that Sri Lanka would do well to examine closely, not...
