Trump–Putin Talks – prospects and perils of a land swap deal
If the Trump–Putin talks move towards a territorial bargain, the international community must weigh not just what is gained, but what is surrendered. Peace on paper is meaningless if it erodes the very foundations that make peace sustainable.
India exposes chinks in US armour
Defiant India moves towards, Russia and China,
India challenges Trump’s contentions on tariffs
India's National Security Advisor meets Putin in Moscow
A day after Trump’s ‘Russian oil’ tariffs, Doval meets Putin in Kremlin
NSA says plans for President Vladimir Putin’s India visit “almost finalised” and hails the “strategic and special partnership” with Russia during a “tumultuous situation” in the world
Transnational repression of dissent concerns Western democracies
By P.K.Balachandran/Daily Mirror Colombo, August 5 – There are two kinds of cross-border invasive action one sees today – cross border terrorism and transnational repression. The former is perpetrated by non-State actors and the latter by States. Even as the world is tying to find...
Root causes of Russia-Ukraine conflict
NATO expansion and cultural divisions underlay outbreak of war
Genocide, mass killings and expulsions – end result of a process
By P.K.Balachandran/Daily Mirror Colombo, July 22– Before 2023, genocide was thought to be a feature of the 20 th.Century which saw mass killings in Nazi-dominated Europe, Cambodia, Yugoslavia and Ruanda. But Israel proved that it could be a 21 st. Century phenomenon too by its...
The four in one man Frederick Forsyth: pilot, journalist, spy and writer
Frederick Forsyth had no regular hero. He wrote about different characters in his books. His diverse plots were based on different issues relating to subjects like intrigue, surveillance, geo-politics, statecraft, national security, realpolitik and the deep state
China grants export permits to rare earth giant for US, Europe shipments
JL MAG Rare-Earth said on Wednesday that it had also been granted licenses for Europe and Southeast Asia, and that it would export magnetic materials, components and motor rotors.
Yunus honoured with Harmony Award by King Charles III
“This is a recognition of the work we have done to uplift vulnerable communities and reflect the value His Majesty The King also champions,” the Chief Adviser said while receiving the award.
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