By N. C. Bipindra As the Communist Party of China (CPC) celebrates 100 years of its founding today, much has been said and written about Communist Chinas infrastructure and development activities in Sri Lanka. While…
By Asanga Abeyagoonasekera In stateless societies, the rule of law is usually suppressed. In such societies, people turn into unfree pawns as a result of worsening political conditions. The arrival of anarchy to the island…
By Asad Mirza Drought is a hidden global crisis that risks becoming “the next pandemic” if countries do not take urgent action on their water and land management. A recent UN report, says that at…
By N. C. Bipindra Mao Zedong, it is said, was furious over the slights he had received at the Eighth Party Congress (1956 and 1958) — the call for collective leadership, the assertions that China…
By Arun Kejriwal Markets were on a roll last week and set the tone of revival on the very first day of trading for the week. The tone of the markets when they closed in…
By Amjad Ayub Mirza A decision to maintain Pakistans status in the grey list of the Financial Action Task Force {ISI} was taken on June 25 in Paris. A dissatisfied panel comprising China, among other…
By Narendra Puppala Hyderabad, June xx (SocialNews.XYZ) If the outcomes of various elections over the past few decades, till the recent Assembly polls in Tamil Nadu and Kerala are any indication, south of the Vindhyas,…
By Saiyed Moziz Imam Zaidi New Delhi, June 27 (SocialNews.XYZ) After the demise of seasoned partyman Ahmed Patel last year, the Congress first family – the Gandhis – is finding it hard to find a…
BY D.C. PATHAK A democratic state resting on the system of free and fair election based on ‘one man one vote’ to choose rulers who would use the sovereign power of the state to deal…
By Asanga Abeyagoonasekera In early June, US President Joe Biden, under an executive order, essentially blacklisted Chinese firms by prohibiting US investments in certain Chinese firms that “undermine the security or democratic values of the…
Thiruvananthapuram, June 25 (SocialNews.XYZ) A day after protests spilled on to the streets following a curt remark by M.C. Josephine, the chairperson of the Kerala Women’s Commission on Friday decided to quit from her post….
Los Angeles, June 25 (SocialNews.XYZ) Socialite Paris Hilton on Friday shared a picture on social media and tagged it as living a “lime green dream”. In an Instagram image she posted, Paris wears a bodycon…
By Yajurvindra Singh The New Zealand cricket side, a likeable unit that displays spirit of the game to a tee, won the inaugural World Test Championship (WTC) and proved to be worthy winner. Under the…
By Amjad Ayub Mirza On June 19, the Election Commission of Pakistan occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK) held an all party conference in Muzaffarabad. Among others, Prime Minister Farooq Haider was also in attendance. Haider…
By Asad Mirza The change of guard in Iran may have a slight impact on the global and regional geo-politics and dynamics. But much should not be expected. Iranians have elected the so-called 60-year-old hardliner,…
By Arun Kejriwal It was an eventful week at the markets and in hindsight looks as one, where indices have turned downwards at least in the short term. After hitting new highs, markets were unable…
By Pradip Baijal A break in the growth pattern of countries is a function of industrial revolutions aided by new technologies. Industrial Revolutions (IR) 1.0 and 2.0 were based on manufacturing technologies, while IR 3.0…
By Arun Lakshman Chennai, June 20 (SocialNews.XYZ) Even as the AIADMK is training its guns on estranged former interim general secretary of the party, V.K. Sasikala, its alliance partner BJP is adopting a wait and…
BY D.C. PATHAK India is among the five most vulnerable countries as far as natural disasters are concerned. Such a disaster comes unannounced — there cannot be any Intelligence on earthquakes — but a lot…
By Asad Mirza The 3Cs: Covid, China and Climate Change dominated the G-7 Summit. But overall the leaders were not able to present a united stand on any major issue. The 47th annual G-7 Summit,…