Fighting a globalised LTTE
These closing climactic weeks of the conventional war have been accompanied by tremendous external pressure on the Sri Lankan state. This has its upside because it illuminates. It reveals to us the…
Year: 2009
A few words to the self-loathing Sri Lankans
Of late people who made a living out of Sri Lanka-bashing have been changing their tune a bit, but obviously it’s not easy for them to get off their habitual groove. Let…
Vinayagamoorthy Muralitharan on whether the LTTE is really finished and the war over in Sri Lanka
Vikalpa Video asked Vinayagamoorthy Muralitharan, Minister of National Integration, for his opinion on whether the LTTE was really finished and the war over in Sri Lanka. After fighting for the Liberation Tigers…
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 struggle for independence. The popular perception may well end up in a…
Jathika Hela Urumaya (JHU) on whether the LTTE is really finished and the war over in Sri Lanka
Vikalpa Video asked the spokesperson of the Jathika Hela Urumaya (JHU) Nishantha Warnasinghe for his opinion on whether the LTTE was really finished and the war over in Sri Lanka. This video…
Dr. Wickramabahu Karunaratna on whether the LTTE is really finished and the war over in Sri Lanka
Vikalpa Video asked Dr. Wickramabahu Karunaratna, Leader of the National Left Front (NLF), for his opinion on whether the LTTE was really finished and the war over in Sri Lanka. His opinion…
Amal Jayasinghe on whether the LTTE is really finished and the war over in Sri Lanka
Vikalpa Video asked Amal Jayasinghe, Head of AFP Sri Lanka, for his opinion on whether the LTTE was really finished and the war over in Sri Lanka. His opinion in English: His…
Prof. Rohan Samarajiva on whether the LTTE is really finished and the war over in Sri Lanka
Vikalpa Video asked Prof. Rohan Samarajiva, Chair and CEO of Lirneasia, for his opinion on whether the LTTE was really finished and the war over in Sri Lanka. His opinion in English:…
Reforming the Constitutional Council
Our Constitutional Council (CC) is the product of an extremely rare moment in our post-independence political history at which legislators of all hues arrived at a consensus. Unfortunately its efficacy has been…
Sundays without English newspapers?
Not too long ago, my Sunday mornings used to be so enriched by the Sunday newspapers. They informed me, intrigued me, tickled me with laughter and occasionally even exasperated me. I spent…
Would killing 50,000 civilians to finish off the LTTE bring peace?
[Editors note, 6 January 2011: This specific post and the debate that ensued is referred to and featured in by Prof. Michael Roberts. Read more here.] ### This is a verbatim excerpt…
Rejecting Bildt, one way winds and concerns over conflict regulation
The most recent controversy in Sri Lanka’s foreign relations popped up with news reports on Sri Lanka’s apparent ‘rejection’ of entry clearance to Swedish Foreign Minister the Hon. Carl Bildt. Minister Bildt,…
It is a hostage crisis, stupid!
Image courtesy The Sri Lankan military is dealing with probably the largest hostage crisis in world history. Sri Lanka and its present leadership will be forever remembered for how it handles this…
Four things done, Four things undone: The self-immolation of the LTTE Part 2
A Brief Preface Some of my friends were worried that through the previous articles I may have inadvertently ‘’caught the tiger by the (ir) tail’. They have requested me to take care…
Thank you, Maori Party in New Zealand
Hon.Te Ururoa Flavell Hon. Hone Harawira Hon.Te Ururoa Flavell MÄori Party Whip Hon. Hone Harawira Foreign affairs spokesman, Maori Party This is written in appreciation of The Maori Party’s decision to block…
