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Sri Lankan Leftist Candidate Dissanayake Claims Presidential Election
Anura Kumara Dissanayake and Sajith Premadasa go forward after no candidates gained 50% in first round.
The Sri…
The Compass That Leads to Chaos: Why the JVP is a Risk Sri Lanka Cannot Afford
As Sri Lanka gears up for the 2024 presidential elections, the political landscape is alive with a peculiar sort…
Peru’s controversial ex-president Fujimori buried after national mourning
While Alberto Fujimori was hailed for crushing a leftist insurgency and boosting the economy, he was convicted…
Hope, Fear and Jealousy
How does one man consistently get it right in Earth’s most unpredictable political stage play?
Meet Allan…
Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus to lead Bangladesh interim government
Bangladesh’s Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus will head the country’s interim government after former Prime Minister…
Most Sri Lanka ruling party MPs want to back Wickremesinghe: state minister
A large majority of the parliamentary group of the ruling Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) believe that…
The Queen’s Exit
The image of Sheikh Hasina, the once revered ‘queen’ of Bangladesh, fleeing to neighbouring India is one that…
Foreign power didn’t want me to quit: SL ex-president hints at India’s role
Gotabaya Rajapaksa, ousted as the president of Sri Lanka in a popular public uprising in 2022, on Thursday hinted…
What Might a Harris Foreign Policy Bring?
A potential Kamala Harris presidency is unlikely to change existing US foreign policy towards the Indo-Pacific…
Hamas and Fatah sign agreement in Beijing ‘ending’ their division, China says
Palestinian factions including rivals Hamas and Fatah have signed an agreement on “ending division and…