RANIL Wickremesinghe, Sri Lankan president, has announced that he will convene a meeting with all political parties to decide on the implementation of the 13th Amendment in full or in
DECADES are a short time in a nation’s journey. The sexual assault on three Kuki-Zo women and their being paraded naked by a frenzied mob in Manipur with the police
SEVERAL years ago, Israeli state TV invited tenders for a film project about 1948 to mark the 75th anniversary of the foundation of the state. The commission was won by
Amid growing trade and economic cooperation in the region, MK Bhadrakumar looks at how smaller countries there are trying to steer clear of Washington’s attempts to cause friction between them and China
IT HAS now been over four months since the local government elections were postponed by the government on grounds of financial debility. For the first time ever, an election was
Medea Benjamin and Marcy Winograd write that it is not a force for global peace or stability AT HIS speech during the NATO Summit in Lithuania, president Biden called the US and Europe
Vijay Prashad writes that the poor should not be trapped in poverty IN JUNE, the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Solutions Network published its Sustainable Development Report 2023, which tracks the progress
WATER, the essence of life, is a precious resource that sustains our planet and its inhabitants. Yet, despite the vastness of our oceans, only a small portion of the water
JUNE is the month of public fear in Bangladesh because the declaration of the budget in this month invariably pushes the prices of necessities further upward. This year, such an
THE stock market boomed after the much-awaited domestic debt restructuring programme, but the national economy continues to be in deep trouble. It does not seem to have the productive capacity