Devastating effect of air pollution on lives and economies of South Asia
World Bank suggests ways to arrest the trend, stressing unhindered regional cooperation
Nationalism and geopolitics mar Indian sub-continental cricket
By P.K.Balachandran/Daily News Colombo, January 27 – Cricketing relations between India, Pakistan and Bangladesh are marred by geopolitical rivalries and nationalistic politics, to the detriment of cricket and to the dismay of the cricket-loving people of the Indian subcontinent. Given the deep differences over issues...
Foreign powers’ stakes in Bangladesh parliamentary elections
India and the US are manipulating contesting parties to secure post-election advantages
Silent role of translators and interpreters in diplomacy
By P M Amza/Colombo Telegraph – Colombo, January 27 – When the U.S. President’s special envoy Richard Whitkoff met Russian President Vladimir Putin’s long-time interpreter Alexei Sadykov this week, he offered a remark that instantly resonated across diplomatic circles: “Oh, a legend! I can recognise...
Pathfinder Foundation inaugurates a repository for Sri Lanka’s peace initiatives
Colombo, January 26 – The Pathfinder Foundation’s Repository for Sri Lanka Peace Initiatives was inaugurated by Mr Erik Solheim—former Norwegian Special Envoy to the Sri Lanka peace process, former Minister of the Environment and International Development of Norway, and former Executive Director of the United...
Mark Tully, BBC’s Voice in South Asia 1935-2026
Mark Tully Veteran BBC journalist dies in Delhi, aged 90
Sex education for school kids necessary to curb child abuse
By P.K.Balachandran/Counterpoint Colombo, January 26 – Earlier this month, sex education in schools became a subject of serious concern in Sri Lanka following the discovery of a link to an adult website in the course module prescribed for Grade 6 English students. The controversy was...
Trump’s Board of Peace aims at replacing the UN and establishing US overlordship
By Veeragathy Thanabalasingham Colombo, January 25 – US President Donald Trump’s policies and actions in the first year of his second term show his disdain for national and international protocols and commitments. He has set in motion processes and policies that would not only take...
The multiple objectives of Trump’s Greenland gamble
Donald Trump’s objectives in Greenland are to shed America’s long-standing responsibility for the defence of Europe exercised through NATO, politically de-link the US from Europe, become the sole gatekeeper of the Northern Sea Route, being eyed by rivals Russia and China, and secure the sole...
Wise counsel for makers of Bangladesh’s foreign policy
National interest should be pursued without needlessly antagonising any power as all powers are required for peace, stability and progress
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