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Back to SearchWhat does Ranil Wickremesinghe's election as President mean for Sri Lanka? | In Focus
Since the executive presidency came into play in Sri Lanka, no President has ever resigned his office till Gotabaya Rajapaksa was forced to do so by …
4 years, 1 month ago
Did Joe Biden get what he wanted from his West Asia visit?
Joe Biden has just concluded his first visit to the Middle East as American President. His four-day visit included stops in Israel, the West Bank, an…
4 years, 1 month ago
Will the new 'unparliamentary' words affect freedom of expression in Parliament?
A list of words deemed to be unparliamentary has created a storm as the monsoon session of India’s parliament commenced. Words like baloney, betrayal…
4 years, 1 month ago
Why has Twitter gone to court against the Indian government?
Twitter has moved the Karnataka High Court challenging multiple content-blocking orders from the government of India. Twitter’s petition has sought t…
4 years, 1 month ago
Will climate change affect India's solar and wind energy production?
A recent study by scientists at the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology, Ministry of Earth Sciences, Pune, and Center for Prototype Climate Mode…
4 years, 1 month ago
What are the changes being proposed to environmental protection laws?
A few weeks ago, in the In Focus podcast, we discussed the controversy over India being ranked 180th out of 180 countries in the Environment Protecti…
4 years, 1 month ago
What’s next for Sri Lanka?
On July 9, the people of Sri Lanka took democracy into their own hands and ensured the departure of the last of the Rajapaksa brothers – President Go…
4 years, 1 month ago
Why are DU’s English teachers fearful of losing their job?
Delhi University’s English teachers are up in arms. They are upset that under the National Education Policy-compliant-Undergraduate Curriculum Framew…
4 years, 1 month ago
Why did Boris Johnson finally resign as Britain’s Prime Minister?
Finally, finally, Boris Johnson had to resign as British Prime Minister. He clung onto power for as long as he could, quitting after a long processio…
4 years, 1 month ago
Decoding the implications of Turkey’s deal with Finland and Sweden on NATO membership | In Focus
Last week, on the eve of the NATO summit in Madrid, Turkey, which had threatened to veto Finland and Sweden’s bid to join NATO, signed a tripartite a…
4 years, 1 month ago