The New Battle for Sri Lanka
On the face of it, Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa’s visit to New Delhi last week was rather successful. India and Sri Lanka signed a range of agreements including loans for major infrastructure...
View ArticleConflict zones: Intentions vs. outcome
On July 23, local council elections were held in the erstwhile Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) strongholds in northern and eastern Sri Lanka. The Tamil National Alliance (TNA), a coalition...
View ArticleSri Lanka’s UNHRC challenge
At the recent UNHRC resolution calling for an international probe into alleged war crimes committed by the Sri Lankan government during the civil war with the LTTE, India decided to abstain. This came...
View ArticleRajapaksa: down but not out
In the recent dramatic national elections in Sri Lanka, Mahinda Rajapakse secured about the same number of Sinhala votes as did his opponent Maithripala Sirisena, but trailed miserably in areas where...
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