Netanyahu faces pressure from unexpected quarters – analysis
By P. K. Balachandran/Eurasia Review Colombo, September 4 – Even as the rest of the world is seeing a realignment of forces due to US President Donald Trump’s tariffs, the Middle East is also in the cusp of change due to Trump’s latest statement expressing...
India’s role in China’s resistance to Japanese aggression
By P.K.Balachandran/Eurasia Review Colombo, September 7 – On September 3, China held a mammoth military parade displaying its armed might to commemorate the 80th.anniversary of its victory over Japanese aggressors in 1945. The Chinese Communist Party led by Mao Zedong and the Nationalists (Kuomintang) led...
Netanyahu faces pressure from unexpected quarters
By P.K.Balachandran Colombo, September 4 – Even as the rest of the world is seeing a realignment of forces due to US President Donald Trump’s tariffs, the Middle East is also in the cusp of change due to Trump’s latest statement expressing displeasure with Israel’s...
Significance of the September 3 grand military parade in Beijing
Commemorating China’s victory over Japan in the 1931-1945 war, the parade is an assertion of Chinese nationalism in a period when the world is still hostile to it
Checkpoints in US cities
Latin Americans and immigrants live in fear- an Orwellian nightmare taking shape
Trump is very hard on India and Brazil, but for very different reasons
Trump has slapped 50% tariff on both India and Brazil and has made harsh remarks on both. But the reasons for doing so are not the same
A Russian Empire in America
By P.K. Balachandran/Sunday Observer Colombo, August 17 – The Trump-Putin summit at Alaska held on August 15, had brought into focus a forgotten facet of American history – the fact that Tsarist Russia had territorial possessions in North America till 1867. It had Alaska and...
Trump says no summit deal reached with Putin over ending war in Ukraine
Anchorage, Alaska, Dec 15 (Reuters)- U.S. President Donald Trump said that nearly three hours of direct talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday did not yield an agreement to pause Moscow’s war in Ukraine, though he characterized the meeting as “very productive.” During brief...
US report slams arrest of Bangladesh journalists supportive of Hasina government
Washington, August 14 (TOB) – The United States has stated that four senior journalists considered to be “pro-previous government” were arrested in genocide and crimes against humanity cases, and that investigations are ongoing against at least 32 journalist, according to the 2024 Country Reports on...
US report sharply criticizes both India, Pakistan for inaction on rights abuses
The findings for South Asia’s two largest states pointed to entrenched impunity, inadequate judicial follow-through and persistent restrictions on fundamental freedoms.
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