“I am convinced that the true sovereignty of Ukraine is possible precisely in partnership with Russia. Our spiritual, human, civilizational ties have been formed for centuries, go back to the same sources, tempered by common trials, achievements and victories. Our kinship is passed down from generation to generation. It is in the hearts, in the memory of people…
By: Dr Ranga Kalansooriya and Omar Rajarathnam
As of yesterday, nuclear state Russia for the third day bombarded sovereign and less powerful state Ukraine. The powerful Western democracies and NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) states who vowed to stand with Ukraine are standing, not the way Ukraine and its people expected, but by issuing…
By Jagath Liyana Arachchi and Lakna Paranamanna
In a bid to appease the international community, Sri Lanka’s Foreign Affairs Minister G.L. Peiris tabled the amendments to the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA) the past week[1]; a move rejected by multiple international organisations including the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) as ‘woefully inadequate’[2]. Why has the…
By M.S.M.Ayub
Tensions between Russia and its neighbor Ukraine is not a manifestation of a clash between the security interests of the two nations. It is indeed the current avatar of the old Cold War that many believe had ceased after the collapse of the USSR in 1991. Is there a danger of Russia invading…
By Chamara Sumanapala
The media has given credence to U.S. government speculation that Russia is looking to violate Ukraine’s sovereign borders. Western sanctions will be a factor in deterring such action and Russia has several advantages in turning the heat up on the issue for various interests. One thing almost certain, it is unlikely…
By Dr Ranga Kalansooriya
A makeshift hospital of PDF in the fighting areas
Aerial bombings, burning civilian villages and mass killings have now become a common feature in Junta-led Myanmar, mainly in the areas what pro-democratic forces call as ‘Liberated Areas.’ Air strikes by Myanmar military have intensified for the past few weeks near the Myanmar-Thailand…
By Kamran Rehmat - Islamabad
The ghastly lynching of Priyantha Kumara, a Sri Lankan manager at the Rajco textile factory in Silakot, which reportedly supplied the kits for the Pakistan cricket team at the recently concluded T20 World Cup, sent tremors across Sri Lanka and Pakistan. President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and Prime Minister Imran Khan…
By Arjuna Ranawana
A Sri Lankan General Manager of a leading garment manufacturer in the city of Sialkot in Pakistan’s industrial heartland has been lynched and his remains burned. Prime Minister Imran Khan termed the incident a ‘’shame’’ to his nation.
Priyantha Kumara, the victim, was in his forties and had been in Pakistan…
The return of the Taliban & the future of Afghanistan, Can the west make a difference?
By Rathindra Kuruwita and Rikaza Hassan
The fate of Afghanistan is still up for grabs by the west, but the clock is ticking … fast.
The international community watched with a mix of shock, horror and awe as…
By Vindana Ariyawansa
For centuries, competitive sports have been an integral part of human life and society. The evolution of professional sports has paved way for the lucrative club culture in football and basketball. In Cricket, the second most widely played game in the world, matches between countries are most popular and have carry political…
By M.S.M Ayub
Caption - A member of the Taliban walks passed defaced images of women
Taliban which captured power in Afghanistan on August 15 after 26 years of fighting from the caves and sacrificing thousands of their cadres maybe thinking what a cakewalk that was in comparison to the governance challenges it has faced…
J R Jayewardene and the Treat of Peace for Japan
By Karu Paranawithana
Caption – J.R. Jayawardene addresses the San Francisco Conference
September post-1951 is an important month in Japan-Sri Lanka relations. Why? On 6 September this year (2021) Japan celebrated the 70th anniversary of the Treaty of Peace with Japan, an outcome…