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Colombo’s New “Chinatowns” and the Triad Shadow: How Chinese Syndicates Caught Sri…
Walk down the bustling streets of Kollupitiya (Colombo 03), Bambalapitiya (Colombo 04), or along the neon-lit stretches of Marine Drive and Slave Island (Colombo 02), and the demographic shift is unmistakable. Mandarin signage towers over…
Dividing Provinces, Multiplying Problems: Pakistan’s Governance Crisis
The debate over Pakistan’s territorial reconfiguration has returned with renewed intensity, and once again Sindh has become the lightning rod of contention. Interior minister Mohsin Naqvi’s lament about the collapse of Pakistan’s “outdated…
Hong Kong’s Democratic Spirit Under Siege: Beijing’s Iron Grip and the Looming Economic Fallout
Hong Kong, once hailed as Asia’s most vibrant financial hub and a symbol of freedom, is now enduring an unprecedented assault on its democratic foundations. Since the imposition of the National Security Law in 2020, the Chinese Communist…
BRICS Summit 2026: Modi puts startups, supply chains and green energy at the heart of a new global…
New Delhi is attempting to transform BRICS from a geopolitical talking shop into an economic and technological platform with real-world reach. At the 18th BRICS Summit, Narendra Modi placed resilient supply chains, startups, critical…
Trump vows to hit Iran hard after first exchanges of fire in a month
U.S. President Donald Trump was quoted on Monday as promising to "hit them hard" after Iran launched missiles overnight at two U.S. air bases in Jordan in response to a U.S. attack on Iran's Larak island.
"We're going to hit them hard,"…
India’s democratic engine: How the world’s largest electorate is deepening transparent and inclusive…
When nearly a billion citizens are eligible to vote, democracy stops being an abstract constitutional principle and becomes a vast exercise in organisation, participation and public trust.
In India, the scale of that exercise is matched…
Violence-Marred Elections in PoJK and Inclusive Democratic Participation in Indian-Administered…
The political crisis unfolding in Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK) has become one of the most serious confrontations between citizens and the governing authorities in recent years. What began on June 5 as a localised dispute over…
Iran strikes on CIA facilities prompt questions about possible Russian role
Iranian drone attacks on CIA facilities in the Gulf have prompted U.S. intelligence analysts to investigate whether Russia assisted by providing targeting information or advanced drone technology, said four people familiar with U.S.…
Inside Pakistan’s Never-Ending War Within Its Own Borders
According to an April 2026 report by the Pakistan Institute for Conflict and Security Studies (PICSS), Pakistan ranked first on the Global Terrorism Index for the year 2026. The country saw 1,045 incidents and 1,139 deaths in 2025 alone,…
Innocence under attack: Violence at home reveals Pakistan’s deepening child welfare emergency
The most dangerous place for a child is not supposed to be home. Yet across Pakistan, an alarming number of children are being abused, tortured, and even killed within the walls of the very households meant to protect them.
Behind closed…