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Geopolitical turbulence in India’s North-East
By P.K. Balachandran/Daily News Colombo, March 24 – India’s North-Eastern State of Mizoram and the Chin State of Northern Myanmar have a history of tribal unrest, armed rebellion, and secessionism. While the Mizo insurgency was curbed due to New Delhi’s decision to give the Mizos...
Ambassador Rémi Lambert highlights France’s position on current international developments at the Pathfinder Ambassador’s roundtable
Colombo, March 19 – Speaking at the ‘’Pathfinder Foundation’s Ambassador’s Roundtable,” Ambassador of France to Sri Lanka, Rémi Lambert, reaffirmed France’s commitment to strengthening its partnership with Sri Lanka and increasing cooperation in the Indian Ocean region, amid growing global instability. His speech highlighted France’s...
AI chatbots add to the epidemic of teenage violence in the US
By P.K.Balachandran/Daily Mirror Colombo, March 17 – The United States is well known for many things, among them is the under-17s indulging in violence, including murder and mass shootings. Children are increasingly ill-mannered, whiny, selfish, arrogant, rude, defiant and violent, according to Psychology Today. Such...
How prestigious is an Oxford Union address today? – A Sri Lankan perspective
By P M Amza/Colombo Telegraph Colombo, February 26 – For nearly two centuries, the Oxford Union represented the pinnacle of student-led intellectual debate. An invitation to speak there was long perceived as an endorsement from Britain’s most exclusive academic circle—a symbolic ascent into a world...
The Chagos Fog – 104 Nautical Miles of “Strategic Autonomy” and the Realities of Maldivian Sovereignty
By Laxmi/Substack February 15 – When the Maldives announced a “heroic expedition” to recapture lost seas in February 2026, it triggered a wave of domestic scrutiny regarding the mission’s tactical parameters. A widely reported 2.5-mile discrepancy—the gap between the 106.5 nm ITLOS boundary and the...
India’s FTAs with advanced countries open new doors, but pose challenges too
By P.K.Balachandran/Sunday Observer Colombo, February 15 – India has signed seven Free Trade Agreements (FTA) and Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreements (CEPA) since 2021, covering partners across Africa, West Asia, Europe and the Indo-Pacific. Generally, these FTAs were signed with the aim of expanding markets for...
The Maldives’ Chagos gamble – stoking Trump’s fire to warm its own pot?
Beyond the Geopolitical Bluster- Decoding President Muizzu’s high-stakes dash for sovereign leverage amidst an April debt deadline and a rising tide of nationalism.
Escalation for de-escalation: Trump’s tactic
By P M Amza/Colombo Telegraph Colombo, February 7- The early months of 2026 have revealed that geopolitical stability is no longer anchored in treaties, institutions, or inherited norms. Instead, it is increasingly shaped by deliberate escalatory signalling—threats, tariff pressure, coercive diplomacy, and rhetorical brinkmanship—used by...
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