The Lyricist and the Mufti: A Search for God in a Divided Age
NEW DELHI — In a quiet hall at the Constitution Club, just a stone’s throw from India’s Parliament, two men sat across from each other to argue a question as old as
China’s High-Speed Rail: Debt and Doubt Derail Ambition
China’s high-speed railway network, a sprawling 30,000-mile marvel, stands as a symbol of the country’s rapid modernization. Launched under Xi Jinping’s ambitious vision in 2013, it has grown into one of the
A Golden Jubilee of Friendship: Viet Nam and the Maldives Move forward to a New Path
By Her Excellency Trinh Thi Tam, Non-Resident Ambassador of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam to the Maldives As Viet Nam and the Maldives approach the 50th anniversary of our diplomatic relations, we
On Fishermen’s Day, President Muizzu Unveils MVR 666 Million in Projects for Dhuvaafaru
On Fishermen’s Day, President Dr. Mohammed Muizzu travelled north to Dhuvaafaru, in Raa Atoll, to inaugurate a slate of development projects that will reshape the island’s social and economic landscape. The combined
Masood Imad Joins Colombo Envoys in Donation to Rebuilding Sri Lanka Fund
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India’s Green Revolution: From Reliance on U.S. Grain to Feeding the World
India, once a nation dependent on American wheat shipments to stave off famine, now finds itself accused of “dumping” rice into the United States. Earlier this week, President Donald Trump told a
China’s Food Safety Troubles Reveal Deep Inequality in Everyday Life
In Chongqing, a viral video captured a woman in her sixties scooping used oil from a roadside rubbish bin. Dressed in the uniform of a local hotpot restaurant, she ladled the thick
Maldives Bets on $790 Million Township to Move Beyond Tourism
Malé, Maldives — For decades, the Maldives has been known as a tourism paradise that fuels its economy. This week, however, the island nation announced a project its leaders believe could reshape
South Asia’s Digital Vulnerabilities and Beijing’s Strategic Cyber Push
In 2025, South Asia has experienced a marked escalation in cyber‑espionage activity attributed to advanced persistent threat (APT) groups with links to China. Independent cybersecurity researchers, including Kaspersky and The Hacker News,
In Henveiru, President Muizzu Confronts Questions of Power, Housing, and Reform
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Trump’s National Security Strategy: A Sharper, Narrower, More Cultural America First
WASHINGTON — The White House on Friday released President Trump’s 2025 National Security Strategy, a document that reads as a deliberate break from the post–Cold War script and a reset of American
Trump’s National Security Strategy: A Transactional Middle East
WASHINGTON — The 2025 National Security Strategy treats the Middle East less as a centrepiece of American foreign policy and more as a zone of limited, transactional engagement. The language is spare.
Trump’s National Security Strategy: South Asia Through a Narrow Lens
WASHINGTON — In the 2025 National Security Strategy, South Asia is not given its own sweeping chapter. Instead, it appears as part of the Indo‑Pacific frame, filtered through competition with China and