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Along with Vijay Prashad , I look at the five theses we see in the current situation in Nepal. Please read.

the amount of Chinese investment in green manufacturing plants around the developing world is mind boggling. netzeropolicylab.com/china-green-le…

Sri Lanka has undergone one of the sharpest and fastest episodes of austerity in history, driven by a massive retrenchment in public investment and the suppression of real wages, according to a World Bank report. 📲 Full article by Shiran Illanperuma ⬇ peoplesdispatch.org/2025/09/19/sri…

Sri Lanka has been through one of the most severe episodes of austerity in history. My review of a recent report by the World Bank. peoplesdispatch.org/2025/09/19/sri…

Next Wednesday BCIS Join us GRAIN Shiran Illanperuma Melani Gunathilaka Dhanusha Gihan Pathirana Sulochana Peiris pasan Devie Yukthi

“Learn from the Soviet Union, advance toward the world level of science.” - Chinese Poster (1958)

When China’s SAIC started making cars with Volkswagen in the 1980s, only 2.7% of the auto parts by value were Chinese-made for several years. VW claimed that most Chinese auto parts did not meet their quality standards. Chinese officials were puzzled and even wondered if VW was

🇨🇳 China now has 43% of the world's industrial robots. 54% of new robots last year were installed in China. China now has the 3rd highest ratio of industrial robots to workers on Earth, behind only Singapore and South Korea and ahead of Japan and Germany.

The attack on the Global Sumud Flotilla and the simultaneous bombardment of Gaza's Al Daraj using drones are both equally war crimes. Israel is not a legitimate state. It is effectively a Cemetery State.

Two years after Israel began it's genocide in Gaza, the diplomatic response from Sri Lanka (a traditional ally of Palestine) remains muted. My article on President Dissanyake's speech at the UN General Assembly. island.lk/two-years-of-i…

The Nobel Peace Prize is awarded to María Corina Machado after she: – Called for a US military intervention in Venezuela – Called for sanctions to be imposed on Venezuela, which have killed tens of thousands – Expressed support for the Zionist genocide in Gaza – Sought backing

The United States is flying B-2 bombers next to the boundary of Venezuelan air space. This is a very serious provocation and contrary to international law. All those who have any interest in the state of the world should be very worried about the unprovoked escalation by the

Kerala stands on the verge of creating history as the second region in the world, and the first in India, to become free from extreme poverty.

Tools for People or for Profit? Vijay Prashad and I write on AI and digital sovereignty for the latest issue of Policy Tribune, a journal by the Bandaranaike Academy for Leadership & Public Policy. You can download the issue and read the article here: balpp.com/wp-content/upl…

🇨🇳 State-owned enterprises in China now account for 69% of all revenue and 77% of all profits. This is because SOEs in China control key sectors like banking, energy, and telecommunications. The fundamental pillars of any modern economy.

From 60% poverty in 1973, Kerala today declares itself free from extreme poverty. This is the real Kerala story of land reforms, increase in wages, universal education, healthcare and social security.Finally,4 years of micro planning to lift 64006 families from extreme poverty.

Happy Kerala Piravi! On the 69th anniversary of our State’s formation, we celebrate a historic milestone: Kerala has officially been declared an ‘Extreme Poverty-Free State’. This marks the fulfilment of a collective dream, a promise that no one in Kerala will go without food,

On 28 October, veteran communist activist and lifelong educator and organiser Aga Jayasena (83) breathed his last. Please read my tribute to him, and some personal reflections on the Sri Lankan communist movement, based on our interviews. island.lk/returning-to-s…

Farewell Aga! Shiran (Shiran Illanperuma) pays homage to Veteran Communist leader from Sri Lanka Aga Jayasena (15 February 1942–28 October 2025). Read this tribute to get a glimpse of the communist movement in the island country. island.lk/returning-to-s…