By Gobinath Ponnuthurai
Episode 1: The Minority Mandate – Why 25% is Not a Democracy
In the lexicon of modern political science, “democracy” is often used as a binary—a state either is…
By Verangika Upananda
Sri Lanka’s climate strategy, historically weighted toward mitigation, can no longer afford to treat adaptation as secondary. For years, Sri Lanka’s climate narrative has centred on reducing…
Written by Eng. Plnr. Ananda Gamage
Sri Lanka has endured a relentless series of climate-driven disasters over the past decade, floods that submerged entire towns, landslides that swept away villages and homes, cyclones…
Cricket is portrayed as a gentleman’s game with a vision to ensure sportsmanship as the eventual winner. Incidents have occurred over the years in the game of bat and ball,…
By Verangika Upananda
Sri Lanka’s national commitment to generate 70% of its power from renewable sources by 2030 stands as one of the region’s most ambitious policy goals. It reflects both a…
By Jayson Cainglet
When U.S. President Donald Trump returned to the world stage at the 47th ASEAN Summit in October, his message was loud and clear: America is open for business—but only…
By Gerard Dinith Mendis
“With rare exceptions, all of the most important achievements will come from working with others, or, in better words, in service to others.” — Paul…
Written By M.Kasun Sankalpa
The current world is marked by a series of long-standing and destructive conflicts that threaten to reshape the global balance of power. Examples include the Israel–Palestine…
By Uthpala Wijesooriya
The night sky over Kabul on October 9, 2025, was torn apart by explosions. The unacknowledged airstrikes, which Islamabad later framed as a counter-terrorism operation targeting the…
By Deveen Balasuriya
France, once viewed as a cornerstone of European political stability, is currently enduring one of the most chaotic times in its recent democratic history. In less than…
by Saritha Irugalbandara
On 21 September, 108 years since the United Kingdom (UK) issued the Balfour Declaration in support of establishing a Jewish ‘homeland’ within Palestine, Prime Minister Keir Starmer…
By Sarala Hapugalle
In 2022, a video of Ukrainian President Zelensky was shared, urging troops to lay down their arms and surrender to Russia. In the 2024 US election,…