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Points to ponder on privatisation of nuclear power sector in India
While there is an urgent need to step up power generation and to encourage private and foreign participation in the nuclear power sector, there are financial, liability and safety issues to consider
UNSC was a major battle ground for Bangladesh’s liberation
Bangladesh’s war of independence was fought on the ground, in the diplomatic arena across world capitals, and in the UN Security Council, with all three venues seeing intense action.
Devastation caused by climate change is closely linked to economic inequality, says World Inequality Lab
By P.K.Balachandran/Daily Mirror Colombo, December 18 – The devastation caused by Cyclone “Ditwah” in Sri Lanka cannot be understood in its entirety unless it is seen in the light of economic inequality in the country and indeed in the comity of nations. Over half of...
Is India playing a cat and mouse game with China in Bay of Bengal?
Frequent cancellation of announced Notices to Airmen (NOTAM) in the Bay of Bengal gives rise to speculation as to whether India is playing a cat and mouse game with China in that strategic area
Bangladesh needs a democratic reset- will the 2026 elections elections help?
By James Orr/Chatham House London, December 16 – Bangladesh will go to the polls on 12 February as the country seeks to reconcile a decades-long era of ‘revenge politics’ and return to a more democratic footing. Muhammad Yunus, the Nobel peace laureate who has led...
A new Bollywood film is dividing opinions in India and Pakistan
Durandhar, a new Bollywood spy film is generating praise - and unease - in India and Pakistan for its contentious portrayal of the longstanding hostilities between the South Asian neighbours
Donald Trump’s War and Peace
By Veeragathy Thanabalasingham Colombo, December 14 – It is unavoidable that the title of this article should remind its readers of the famous Russian writer Leo Tolstoy’s novel “War and Peace”. It is a historical fiction that follows the lives of five Russian aristocratic families...
What the new US National Security Strategy means for Sri Lanka
By P M Amza/Colombo Telegraph Colombo, December 14 – The release of the new United States National Security Strategy (NSS) marks a decisive shift in how Washington intends to navigate an increasingly fragmented world. For decades, US strategies—whether Republican or Democratic—tended to stress global leadership,...
India’s commitment to Sri Lanka is not just long-term, it’s forever, says envoy Santosh Jha
In the wake of Cyclone Ditwah, India again demonstrated its role as Sri Lanka’s first responder, swiftly mobilising relief efforts under the humanitarian framework of Operation Sagar Bandhu.
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