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November 15, 2025 · 12:44 am

Mongia’s Assessment of the Forthcoming SAF’s Tour of India

Siddarth Mongia in  ESPNcricinfo, November  2025,  where the  sub-title reads; Big picture: World Test Champions’ toughest test The variety of conditions Test cricket offers is evident from how the format’s world champions, South Africa, have not been able to even compete … Continue reading →

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October 4, 2025 · 1:14 am

China Now Has The Capacity to Challenge USA

  Andre Benoit in https://www.rt.com/news/625708-new-cold-war-front-line/  …. where  the  title reads “Contained no more: China has a plan to break America’s chokehold” Washington’s warships guard the chokepoints. Beijing digs for exits on land. The clash is just beginning. ©  This image was … Continue reading →

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September 1, 2024 · 2:37 pm

Machiavelli on The Vicious ‘Skeletons’ Inherent Within Politics

A CIRCULAR from Kumar Kirinde … … with highlighting emphasis imposed by The Editor, Thuppahi Dear RAFOA member, Now that another presidential election is due in a few weeks’ time in our beloved country … Sri Lanka. I thought that … Continue reading →

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March 10, 2025 · 11:23 pm

Bradman’s Momentous Task in Amparai in 1971: Facing the JVP Insurrection

An Extract from Bradman Weerakoon’s MEMOIRS presented in The Island, 9 March 2025 under this title “The JVP insurrection of 1971 as I saw it as GA Ampara” In April 1971, there occurred the JVP insurrection which assumed significant proportions … Continue reading →

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May 25, 2024 · 2:23 am

A Lament: Biased US Media Coverage of the Pro-Palestinian Protests at Columbia University

Mobashra Tazamal’s LAMENT from The Campus at Columbia University “I am left with the understanding that to be Muslim at Columbia is to face extreme censorship of your language to appease an audience that doesn’t represent nor respect you. To … Continue reading →

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February 17, 2026 · 7:17 pm

Munich Conference Reveals EUROPE in Decline

 Truth is King … in response to Vitana’s Gullible Reading of the World Order Once a focal point for pan-European security, the Munich Security Conference has devolved into a self-flagellating critique, struggling to diagnose its decline, while clinging to a … Continue reading →

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November 12, 2023 · 8:13 pm

Forgetting …. and Remembering

Michael Patrick O’Leary I do not do much new writing these days but I do a lot of remembering. I have been reading a book about Forgetting by Gabriel Josipovici, but I have forgotten where I put it. Also have … Continue reading →

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January 12, 2025 · 1:54 pm

The Maaveerar Dead as A Perpetual Inspiration For Eelam

Mario Arulthas, in Al-Jazeera,  9 January 2025 …. with highlightinging emphasia imposed by The Editor, Thuppahi The Maaveerar Dead as A Perpetual Inspiration For Eelam The nationwide electoral success of the anti-establishment NPP does not mean Tamil nationalism is on … Continue reading →

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April 18, 2026 · 8:56 pm

Deciphering the World Order in the 21st Century: Moving Beyond Facades

A Lankan Reefcomber … provoked by Brig Ranjan De Silva’s Article in TPS dated 18 April 2026 The debate surrounding global governance is frequently reduced to a sharp, binary contrast between Western “democracy” and Eastern “autocracy.” However, these categorisations often … Continue reading →

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November 16, 2023 · 6:14 pm

Heavenly Bliss in Sri Lanka: Holidaying in Galle & Colombo, 24 July–4 August 2023 

Ron Slee of Flinders University & Adelaide, ……  with highlighting imposed by The Editor, Thuppahi and some End Notes added My interest in visiting Sri Lanka has been building for decades, generated by my friendship with two Sri Lankan nationals … Continue reading →

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