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Four interlocking objectives of Trump’s invasion of Venezuela
By P.K.Balachandran/Daily Mirror Colombo, January 6 — The United States’ invasion of Venezuela in early January 2026, culminating in the overthrow of President Nicolás Maduro’s left-wing government, was driven by four interlocking objectives: (1) installing a compliant regime in Caracas; (2) forcefully reasserting American primacy...
20th Anniversary of the gruesome killing of five Tamil students in Trincomalee during the Lankan war
By D.B.S.Jeyaraj/DailyFT Colombo, January 6- This article, written in January 2022. is re-posted here without major changes to mark the 20th anniversary of the gruesome killings of the Tamil students in Trincomalee. A solemn, low key memorial event was held in Trincomalee town on Sunday...
The many questions raised by Trump’s action in Venezuela
By P.M.Amza/DailyFT Colombo, January 6 – President Donald Trump’s address on 3 January announcing the “arrest” of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro marks one of the most consequential and controversial assertions of power in contemporary international relations. Whether framed as law enforcement, counter-narcotics action, or geopolitical...
World of Fitness – he jogs, she juggles
By Indu Balachandran Bengaluru, January 4 (Sunday Deccan Herald) – There’s one thing about exercise we all know: it features in every single New Year resolution list in the world, his or hers. Now here’s something I bet you didn’t know: exercise, in ancient times,...
Geo-political and domestic challenges facing Sri Lanka as it steps into 2026
By Veeragathy Thanabalasingham Colombo, January 4 – The people of Sri Lanka have entered the New Year in a precarious condition, facing enormous challenges in rebuilding the country from the ravages of cyclone Ditwah. The cyclone stalled the progress made in the restructuring programme to...
Khaleda Zia – a valiant fighter for democracy
By P. K. Balachandran/Sunday Observer Colombo, January 4 – Bangladeshi leader, Begum Khaleda Zia, who died of multiple illnesses in Dhaka on Tuesday at the age of 80, had a packed 44-year political career marked by both achievements and controversies. But there is no gainsaying...
India performed creditably in the May 2025 India-Pakistan war, says Stimson Centre analyst
By P.K. Balachandran Colombo, January 3 –Though India lost some aircraft in the four-day India-Pakistan air war in May 2025, it struck deep into Pakistan with missiles and drones while defending itself well against similar attacks by Pakistan, says Christopher Clary, a Fellow at Stimson...
Emerging multipolar world could be India’s moment
By Milinda Moragoda/Pathfinder Foundation India’s influence today extends well beyond South Asia. Its economic gravity increasingly shapes outcomes across West Asia, Africa, the Indo-Pacific Colombo, January 3 – As the world enters a new year, it is becoming increasingly clear that South Asia’s existing models...
Jaishankar’s objective in initiating handshake with Ayaz Sadiq in Dhaka
Jaishankar’s friendly gesture towards Pakistan parliament’s Speaker Ayaz Sadiq was most probably meant to be noticed and deciphered in Bangladesh rather than in Pakistan
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