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May 19, 2023 · 5:28 pm

Incisive Strategy & Tactics behind the Defeat of the LTTE in 2006-09

Serge De Silva Ranasinghe …  This article was first available online at jir. janes.com on 11 November 2009, where it carries this title: “Good Education: Sri Lankan military learns insurgency lessons”*++* A SUMMARY: In May 2009, the Sri Lankan government … Continue reading →

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March 15, 2025 · 11:05 am

The Russia-Ukraine Conflict: Contradictory Readings & A Confusing Set of ‘Pictures

Michael Roberts, …. with highlighting being my imposition I am no expert on this scenario, but our household receives  The Australian  newspaper and have therefore been subject to its pro-Western and anti-Russian leanings (besides its manifest support for Israel). Then, … Continue reading →

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November 11, 2025 · 5:09 pm

A Cricket Assessment: Sri Lanka Face Pakistan in Pakistan

A CRICINFO Item, 11 November 2025. bearing this title “Sri Lanka’s spinners, Pakistan’s off-field cuteness among things to watch out for” Shaheen Shah Afridi recently led Pakistan to a series win against South Africa [Cricinfo] So we have arrived at … Continue reading →

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June 20, 2025 · 7:37 pm

Hill-Country Cosmopolis – A Review Of Obeyesekere’s Booklet

Richard Simon … reviewing The Many Faces of the Kandyan Kingdom by Gananath Obeyesekere  In this slender but fact-filled volume, the author presents an alternative and, to my mind, more truthful view of the Kingdom of Kandy in its heyday than … Continue reading →

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October 28, 2025 · 8:33 pm

Galle hosts Maritime Security Dialogue

Asiri  Fernando  in The Morning, 5 October 2025 The 12th Galle Dialogue International Maritime Conference kicked off in Colombo last month, drawing participation from 37 nations. Amongst the many naval officers, diplomats, and subject matter experts gathered for the key … Continue reading →

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June 17, 2025 · 1:25 am

Awesome & Frightening Ramifications of the Israel-Iran War

In Your Face** … with highlights added by Editor, Thuppahi SEE Tim Anderson’s Views on al-Jazeera as one step towards understaning the present hot war between Iran and Israel …. https://youtu.be/r6euXK-_qec?si=CxUeWE2e-dwJFX01 … Re Tim Anderson’s views on Al Jazeera — … Continue reading →

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June 2, 2025 · 7:10 pm

Imperial Modalities in USA’s Elite Universities

Mathew Maavak, whose favoured title for this piece is “University Inequality: The New Empire of Credentialed Elites” Elitist universities are fostering a global neo-feudal system reminiscent of the British Raj © Getty Images/Rattankun Thongbun/RT In a move that ignited global … Continue reading →

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May 24, 2025 · 9:20 pm

UK in Strategic Convolutions with the Chagos Islands

Oliver Wright et al, in The Australian, 24/25 May 2025, where the title runs thus: “Starmer surrenders island chain” UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has signed a deal to cede sovereignty of the contested and strategically located Chagos Islands to … Continue reading →

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March 6, 2026 · 9:08 am

Victor Ivan: Working Through Complexity ……. A Colossus In A Way

Lionel Bopage in GROUNDVIEWS, 27 February 2026 A year after Victor Ivan’s passing, the contradictions that defined him still feel alive. He was one of the prominent individuals who braved all odds, including a lifelong partial disability, to leave an … Continue reading →

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February 27, 2026 · 7:21 pm

Monster AI poised to Command the World?

Vitaly Ryumshin, journalist and political analyst  …. https://www.gazeta.ru/comments/column/articles/22525411.shtml The Pentagon Wants a Killer AI. …. The dangers of using AI in warfare ………   Why the US military wants AI that doesn’t ask questions While Russia closely follows the negotiations … Continue reading →

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