By keeping key ministries within the family President Gotabaya Rajapaksa may have ensured a tight grip over the administration, but challenges remain on other fronts
By Col R Hariharan
With the swea...
After the tussle between the executive and the judiciary led to the resignation of Bangladesh’s first Hindu chief justice, he now faces arrest over charges of embezzlement
By Prakash Bhandari i...
By one UN definition, the killing of General Soleimani may fall under the category of a terrorist act
By Col R Hariharan
The killing of Major General Qassem Soleimani, chief of the Islamic Revol...
Though Iran and the US have stepped back from the brink of war, the situation is volatile. India is watching the situation closely due to its diaspora in the region and the impact on oil prices
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The attacks by Pakistan’s law minister and other officials against Justice Waqar Seth, who sentenced Gen Musharraf to death, may have handed India a new opening in the Jadhav case
By Asif Ullah Kha...
By Asif Ullah Khan
A special court sentencing former Pakistani military ruler Pervez Musharraf to death for suspending the constitution in 2007 is being seen as a watershed in the history of Pakist...
Above: The Pakistan chief justice introduced a new phrase, “judicial restraint”, while granting a conditional extension to General Bajwa/Photo: www.pakistantoday.com.pk
While some have hailed the c...
By Kenneth Tiven
The political rhetoric coming from America for the next three weeks—some would call it asymmetrical verbal warfare—will most certainly lead to Articles of Impeachment for President...
Above: Rohingya refugees collect water at a camp in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh/Photo: UNI
The International Court of Justice’s nod to its prosecutors to start a probe into the persecution of the commu...
Above: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar (right) with President Gotabaya Rajapaksa/Photo: Twitter
The victory of Mahinda Rajapaksa’s younger brother has made both the Tamils and the Muslims of...