Modi wants more devolution in Sri Lanka?
Narendra Modi pushed Sri Lanka President Mahinda Rajapaksa to deliver on his promises to devolve wide powers to the country’s Tamil-majority regions in May 2009 […]
Month: May 2014
Modi, Mahinda, And More…
By N Sathiya Moorthy India’s Prime Minister-elect Narendra Modi, has set a healthy precedent for all of South Asia to follow by inviting all neighbourhood […]
Losing The Peace: Why The LLRC Report Is Not Implemented
By Dr Dayan Jayatilleka Five years after the thirty years war we are in a time of transition to a termination. It can go either […]
‘BJP leaders have hurt Tamils’
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is committed to protect the rights of Sri Lankan Tamils, Union minister Pon. Radhakrishnan today said. “Modi is committed to save the life and […]
South Asian leaders at Indian high table
As eight leaders from SAARC and beyond took the front row at Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s swearing-in on Monday, there was a rare feel-good atmosphere […]
BJP has stood its ground and welcomed President Rajapaksa.
Cometh the hour, cometh the man! Narendra Modi has been sworn in as India’s 15th Prime Minister. He who began life as a humble tea […]
Meeting India’s concerns to sustain new relationship
By Jehan Perera The Sri Lankan government sees in the Indian Prime Minister-elect Narendra Modi a new opportunity to win India over to its side. […]
Bringing Politics to the Stage: Observations on Post-War Political Theatre in Sri Lanka
During the summer of 2010 I was tasked to assist a foreign post graduate student to conduct her research on Sri Lanka’s post war theatre. […]
“The Narendra Modi government should consider nominating a Special Representative for Sri Lanka” SAM RAJAPPA
“After many a summer” – SAM RAJAPPA – The Statesman (26 May 2014) The Narendra Modi government should consider nominating an independent person, acquainted […]
Rajapaka Never Runs Short of New Tricks
Here are two letters that speaks volumes for itself to show how desperate Rajapaksa is. The moment Narendra Modi gave invitations to all South Asian […]
The Island Of “Diplomatic” Thieves: 2872 DPL Passports Issued In 9 Years
2,872 diplomatic passports issued since 2005 Housewives, students, unemployed persons issued diplomatic passports Opposition to seek a debate on passport issuance | by Ashwin Hemmathagama The […]
I Stand By What I Write!
by S. V. Kirubaharan( May 25, 2014, Paris, Sri Lanka Guardian) Soon after a resolution was successfully passed on Sri Lanka in the 25th session […]
Mody is a Mere Mortal-Do not Expect an Indira in India soon
By Dr C P Thiagarajah The Indians in general and the world Tamils in specific expect an immediate appearance in India of a strong personality […]
Assets of 424 persons, 16 Tamil Organisations to be frozen
The Government has issued an order to freeze all funds, other financial assets and economic resources of persons, groups and entities designated and listed in […]
There Needs To Be Political Will – Erik Solheim
By Easwaran Rutnam The Norwegian Government played a key role in mediating between the Government and the LTTE during the war, including under the Mahinda […]
”No” to cheating President Rajapakshas invitation by the Tamil Chief Minister.
President Rajapaksha was trying to make a false impression to the international community that the Northern PC and the Central Government had a strong relationship by taking […]
Losing The Peace
Functioning Of N&E Provincial Councils Although on paper the same powers are devolved to all Provincial Councils those in the former North-East Provincial Council and […]
Sri Lanka cannot mislead India under Narendra Modi like they did with Manmohan Singh
Sri Lanka would no longer be able to mislead India under Prime Minister-designate Narendra Modi like it had done with the previous Congress-led UPA government, […]
Wimal opposes South African mediation because they won’t be able to cheat the Tamils again.
Government Minister and National Freedom Front (NFF) leader Wimal Weerawansa known to be an well known racist has strongly opposed South African mediation in Sri […]
Modi and Mahinda: the twain will meet tomorrow
Modi by Rajan Philips It was not Prime Minister Modi’s idea to invite his South Asian counterparts to grace his swearing in tomorrow in New Delhi. […]