The people nominated for 15 key posts by President-elect Donald Trump shows that extreme loyalty to him is an absolute pre-requisite, with skill or experience a secondary consideration. Confirmations are probable as Republicans have a four-vote Senate majority. Any Republican senator who joins Democrats to oppose Trump will be shamed and hounded for demonstrating judgment and personal courage
The island-nation is grappling with a crisis that stems from years of economic mismanagement, entrenched corruption, and political instability. The unprecedented 2022 protests, known locally as the Aragalaya movement, brought about the resignation of former president Gotabaya Rajapaksa, effectively ending the Rajapaksa family’s two-decade-long political dominance. The new president Anura Kumara Dissanayake has taken a pragmatic approach to ties with New Delhi
The recent Ministry of Health and Family Welfare’s draft guidelines on foregoing life support in terminally-ill patients is a test of the robustness of the right to refuse medical treatment in India