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Factum Perspective: Modi in the White House – The role of China in Indo-US relations

Belt Road Initiative and Indo-Pacific Policy, Peace and Conflict, Regional GeopoliticsJuly 9, 2023500Views 0Likes 0Comments

By P. K. Balachandran China’s aggressive posturing on the Sino-Indian border, its support to Pakistan-based anti-Indian Islamic terrorists, and its bid to encircle India in South Asia, are key factors pushing India into the waiting arms of the United States. But India is not entirely comfortable in the American embrace. And the reason, again, is…

Factum Perspective: Bloodshed averted in Russia

Peace and ConflictJune 26, 2023628Views 0Likes 0Comments

By Rathindra Kuruwita Bloodshed has been averted in Russia, probably to the relief of many who didn’t want further destabilization of the international order. Russia seemed to be on the verge of civil war by Saturday when the leader of the Russian PMC Wagner, Yevgeny Prigozhin, announced that his forces had taken control of…

Factum Special Perspective: The elections in Türkiye

International Development, Peace and ConflictMay 31, 2023609Views 1Like 1Comment

By Aavin Abeydeera Enjoying its position as the middleman between Europe, the Middle East, and greater Asia, Türkiye’s elections have always made it to the front page. Should an election swing to the far right, the European Union suddenly goes on red alert. Should an election swing to the far left, the Middle East criticizes…

Factum Special Perspective: Taiwan as a tool in the Indo-Pacific

Belt Road Initiative and Indo-Pacific Policy, Peace and Conflict, Regional GeopoliticsMay 10, 2023936Views 0Likes 0Comments

By Uditha Devapriya During a recent conference at the Milken Institute, US Congressman Seth Moulton contended that if the Chinese army invaded Taiwan, the US should not hesitate to blow up Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC). Moulton’s remarks were immediately noted by Taiwanese authorities. On Monday, May 8, the country’s Minister of National…

Factum Perspective: The impact of Vesak on international relations

History and Culture, Peace and Conflict, Regional Geopolitics, UncategorizedMay 7, 2023879Views 1Like 1Comment

By Vinod Moonesinghe The festival of Vesak celebrates the birth, enlightenment (nibbana), and demise (Parinibbana) of Siddhartha Gautama, the Buddha, also known as Sakyamuni Buddha. It may be compared to a combined festival of Christmas, the Theophany, and Easter for Christians, or the Prophet's birthday, Hajj, and Ramazan for Muslims. Also known as Buddha Day,…

Factum Special Perspective: The BRICS Bank and Multipolar Multilateralism

Health and Economic Cooperation, International Development, Peace and ConflictMay 3, 2023990Views 0Likes 0Comments

By Sanja de Silva Jayatilleka South Africa will be hosting the 15th BRICS summit this year from August 22 to 24, under the theme “Partnership for Mutually Accelerated Growth, Sustainable Development and Inclusive Multilateralism.” South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa, addressing his National Assembly in this context, said that a strategic priority for his country was…

Factum Perspective: Reviewing a year in crisis

Peace and Conflict, Regional GeopoliticsApril 30, 20232KViews 7Likes 1Comment

Photo by Dhananjaya Samarakoon By Rumeth Jayasinghe On March 31, 2022, Sri Lankans stormed the streets and held demonstrations in front of the then President’s private residence in Mirihana, demanding his resignation. The protest remained largely peaceful, until police attacked the protestors with tear gas and water cannons. It marked the beginning of a series…

Factum Perspective: Abuses of anti-terrorism legislation – Four case studies

Peace and ConflictApril 17, 2023564Views 0Likes 0Comments

By Deneth Rajapaksha Anti-terrorism laws are designed to defend citizens from terrorist activities and to uphold national security. Unfortunately, in certain cases and certain countries, such laws have been applied to stifle political dissent, crush political opposition, and violate fundamental rights. Since there has never been a universally accepted definition of terrorism, different governments believe…

Factum Special Perspective: பயங்கரவாத தடுப்புச் சட்டமூலம்

Peace and ConflictApril 15, 20231KViews 0Likes 0Comments

ஜகத் லியன ஆராச்சி, சட்டத்தரணி 1979 ஆம் ஆண்டின் 48 ஆம் இலக்க பயங்கரவாதத் தடுப்பு (தற்காலிக ஏற்பாடுகள்) சட்டத்தை நீக்குவதற்கும், பயங்கரவாதத்தைத் தடுப்பதற்கான புதிய சட்டக் கட்டமைப்பைக் கொண்டு அதனை பிரதியிடுவதற்குமாக "பயங்கரவாத தடுப்பு சட்டமூலம்” 22 மார்ச் 2023 அன்று வர்த்தமானியில் வெளியிடப்பட்டது. சட்டமூலத்தின் சுருக்கமான விளக்கம் கீழே கொடுக்கப்பட்டுள்ளது: பயங்கரவாத தடுப்பு சட்டங்களின் வரலாறு இலங்கையில், பயங்கரவாதம் தொடர்பான ஆரம்ப சட்ட ஏற்பாடுகள் 1947 ஆம் ஆண்டின் 25 ஆம் இலக்க பொதுமக்கள்…

Factum Special Perspective: ප්‍රති ත්‍රස්ත පනතේ හොඳ සහ නරක මෙන්

Peace and ConflictApril 13, 2023855Views 0Likes 0Comments

ජගත් ලියනආරච්චි 1979 අංක 48 දරණ ත්‍රස්ථවාදය වැළැක්වීමේ (තාවකාලික විධිවිධාන) පනත අහෝසි කිරීම හා නව ත්‍රස්තාවාදය වැළැක්වීමේ නීතියක් ස්ථාපනය කිරීම සදහා ර්‍ණත්‍රස්ත විරේධී පනත් කෙටුම්පත” 2023 මාර්තු මස 22 වන දින ගැසට් පත්‍රය මගින් ප්‍රසිද්ධියට පත්කර ඇත. එම කෙටුම්පත පිළිබද කෙටි විවරණයක්. ත්‍රස්ත විරෝධි නීති ඉතිහාසය ශ්‍රි ලංකාව ත්‍රස්ත ක්‍රියා සම්බන්ධව මුල් කාලීනව නීතිමය…

Factum Special Perspective: The Anti-Terrorism Bill

Peace and ConflictApril 12, 2023606Views 0Likes 0Comments

By Jagath Liyanarachchi The "Anti-Terrorism Bill" has been gazetted on 22 March 2023 to repeal the Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Act No. 48 of 1979 and to replace it with a new legal framework to prevent terrorism. Given below is a brief description of the Bill: History of anti-terrorism laws In…

Factum Perspective: Overextending and unbalancing Russia

Peace and ConflictApril 9, 2023555Views 0Likes 0Comments

By Vinod Moonesinghe Some years before Russia’s Ukraine “Special Military Operation”, the US Army’s Quadrennial Defence Review Office sponsored a study by the RAND Corporation of strategies to “extend Russia.” RAND published its findings in a 2019 report , Extending Russia: Competing from Advantageous Ground. The RAND Corporation, a private research organisation providing analysis and…