Sri Lanka versus Bangladesh—three syllables that, when uttered in cricketing circles, elicit the same mild enthusiasm you reserve for a lukewarm airline meal. And yet, the latest “SL vs BAN” series, which concluded under the sodium glare of Dhaka’s floodlights, has quietly become a geopolitical canary in the coal mine. While the rest of the…
Pakistan: The Unlucky Lottery Ticket That Refuses to Cash Out By our correspondent in Islamabad, who has learned to keep the whiskey within arm’s reach and the generator closer still. The world has always treated Pakistan like a scratch card bought at 2 a.m. after a bad breakup: everyone hopes for a jackpot, but the…
The World Tunes In to Watch Kabul vs Kandy, Again By Our Correspondent Who Has Memorized Every Airport Lounge Menu on the Subcontinent It is a truth universally acknowledged that when Afghanistan and Sri Lanka meet on a cricket pitch, the planet braces itself for a masterclass in geopolitical karaoke. The flags flutter, the anthems…
**Sri Lanka vs Afghanistan: When Cricket Diplomacy Meets Geopolitical Reality** In the grand theater of international relations, nothing quite captures humanity’s capacity for simultaneous cooperation and competition like watching two nations battle it out over a leather ball while their governments navigate the delicate dance of diplomacy. Such is the case with Sri Lanka versus…
BANGLADESH VS SRI LANKA: TWO SMALL COUNTRIES, ONE BIG GLOBAL METAPHOR Dave’s Locker | International Desk | 28 May 2024 When Bangladesh and Sri Lanka lock horns—be it in a cricket stadium, a Geneva debt-restructuring ballroom, or an increasingly salty Bay of Bengal—the world rarely interrupts its doom-scrolling to notice. Yet the tussle between these…
ISLAMABAD – Somewhere between the IMF’s latest repayment schedule and the 14th daily power outage, 220 million Pakistanis paused on Sunday to watch their cricket team discover yet another creative way to self-harm. This time it was a five-run defeat to India in Colombo, secured via a run-out that resembled a Benny Hill chase scene…
**Pak vs Oma: The Geopolitical Cage Match Nobody Ordered** In the grand theater of international relations, where nuclear powers play chess with human civilization and small nations desperately try not to become pawns, we occasionally witness a spectacle so absurd it makes one question whether the simulation is finally glitching. Enter the latest diplomatic thriller:…
Kathmandu, Nepal – In a country where the mountains are taller than most democracies’ ambitions and the air is so thin that even political promises struggle to breathe, the Himalayan republic has once again swapped out the occupant of Baluwatar, the prime-ministerial bungalow that apparently comes with a revolving door and a six-month warranty. The…
