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Colombo, Constitutional Reform, End of war | 5 years on, Jaffna, Peace and Conflict, Politics and Governance, Post-War

Attitudinal change necessary to give momentum to the Provincial councils

Image courtesy Sri Lanka Guardian Sri Lanka on the threshold of change needs an overhaul of the entire democratic process and good governance. The three decade old war is over and expectations…

Gnana Moonesinghe Gnana Moonesinghe on 05/15/201405/04/2014
Colombo, Foreign Relations, Politics and Governance, War Crimes

UNHRC Resolution: To be reviewed with objectivity

Image courtesy Rightsnow The D day in March has passed us by having placed a heavy hand as expected.  The intensely canvassed process for a yes or no to the resolution has…

Gnana Moonesinghe Gnana Moonesinghe on 04/04/2014
Colombo, Development, Politics and Governance

Will the space between lagging development and devolution be occupied by ‘Prabahakaranism’?

Photo credit Amantha Perera, IPS The current dialogue between development and devolution is taking too much time, getting too drawn out.  Very little information on the process is available for effective public dissemination. …

Gnana Moonesinghe Gnana Moonesinghe on 12/15/2013
Colombo, Politics and Governance

Post-CHOGM Challenge: Vision and strategies for Sri Lanka’s post-war rejuvenation

Photo courtesy Tamil Guardian For the last couple of months we have been wallowing in the CHOGM Dilemma- will it happen or will it not? Which country will be represented? How many…

Gnana Moonesinghe Gnana Moonesinghe on 11/10/201311/10/2013
Colombo, Peace and Conflict, Politics and Governance, Post-War, Reconciliation

Sri Lanka’s National Plan of Action vis-à-vis Reconciliation

Image courtesy Centre for Human Rights Malcolm Fraser Once again Sri Lanka is in the thralls of yet another ethnic conundrum.  It would seem that Sri Lankans like to live dangerously, in…

Gnana Moonesinghe Gnana Moonesinghe on 02/12/201302/14/2013
Colombo, Identity, Jaffna, Peace and Conflict, Politics and Governance, Post-War, Reconciliation

A Road to Reconciliation in Sri Lanka: Will We Take It?

Photo courtesy REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte Despite the many limitations and criticisms levied at the final report of the LLRC, it must be recognized that in the presentation, the report reached a level of professionalism,…

Gnana Moonesinghe Gnana Moonesinghe on 02/23/2012
Colombo, Jaffna, Peace and Conflict, Politics and Governance, Post-War

What Killed The Consensual Agreements In The Past? How Not To Kill Our Political Dialogues?

The end of war did not envelope the country in peace nor is it practical to expect this to happen so soon after the termination of hostilities.  Yet the expectation that the…

Gnana Moonesinghe Gnana Moonesinghe on 12/15/2011
Colombo, Elections, Peace and Conflict, Politics and Governance

The ghosts that continue to haunt us

The local government elections have been fought and won by the UPFA in 21 out of 23 Local Government bodies, an impressive result for an incumbent government in place since 2005.  Contrary…

Gnana Moonesinghe Gnana Moonesinghe on 10/14/201110/13/2011
Colombo, Diplomacy, Features, Foreign Relations, Long Reads, Peace and Conflict, Politics and Governance, Post-War

Small Country Diplomacy

Bosom buddies, Libya’s Qadaffi and Sri Lanka’s President, courtesy Of late there have been several critical comments levied against the manner in which Sri Lanka has conducted her diplomatic relations.  Traditional alliances…

Gnana Moonesinghe Gnana Moonesinghe on 03/23/201103/30/2011

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