Personal page and articles by Vasantha Raja
Tamil Question and the Global Crisis of Capitalism
One whole year has elapsed since Sri Lanka’s military victory over the Tamil Tiger forces that were fighting for a...
Continue reading »Blinkered vision of Tamil nationalists and socialists is self-defeating
[Editors note: This article responds to key points raised by several noted commentators on the author's previous article here.] There’s...
Continue reading »Chavez, the Cynics and the “Big Lie” of the Presidential Campaign
[Editors note: The author and the commentator Doomed to Repeat had a length exchange of ideas on the author's previous...
Continue reading »Sarath Fonseka – A potential De Gaulle or Chavez?
Sarath Fonseka’s dramatic exposure of Gotabhaya Rajapkse’s role at the final stages of the war marks a new turn in...
Continue reading »The Dynamics of the “War Heroes’ Battleâ€
Undoubtedly, Comrade Wickramabahu will attract a politically mature vote-base around him – particularly those who are disgusted with the Mahinda-regime’s...
Continue reading »Why should Tamil speaking communities give critical support to Sarath Fonseka?
Authors note: This expands on a comment I left on Groundviews here, in response to my last article In defense...
Continue reading »In defense of the JVP campaign to support Sarath Fonseka
The ongoing “Rajapaksa-Fonseka battle” is a blessing in disguise for the Tamil-speaking people and the Sinhalese despite its immediate appearances;...
Continue reading »Sri Lanka’s never-ending political deadlock
Sri Lanka’s present administration is a “dictatorship masquerading as democracy” observed Prof. John Neelsen from the Institute of Sociology in...
Continue reading »Is this the end of the Tamil struggle?
For reasons I shall explain later I don’t think what we see at present marks the end of the Tamil...
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