Australia’s Tamil Eelam Lobby and CHOGM
Photo credit AFP via Haveeru Online Introduction The war on the battle field may be over, but the propaganda war is alive and well. The Australian news media, particularly the and the…
International Relations
Authoritative Ethical Realist Reads Rajapaksa’s Role
The Pope with Archbishop Malcolm Ranjith Though my political approval of and personal liking for Mahinda Rajapaksa, (certainly in relation to his competitors and immediate predecessors) are shared by nine out of ten…
A Kunanayakam by any other name?
Mercenaries with misplaced consciences appear to be leading Sri Lanka’s latest band of apologists. Seldom does a hired hand leave such a damning trail as does Tamara Kunanayakam, Ambassador/Permanent Representative of Sri…
Libya, Sri Lanka and Responsibility to Protect (R2P)
Libya is the model of the new interventionism and is the latest, successful mode of application of the doctrine of R2P says Paddy Ashdown, writing in August 26, 2011). Influential individuals in…
Trail Sri Lanka: Pressure by the International Community may have made a difference?
Photo courtesy Iromi Perera Some argue that International pressure will not change Sri Lanka for the better; however, recent evidence reveals the contrary. D.B.S Jeyaraj in a recent blog post argued that…
Sports and Governance: A Look at what the Doping Scandals means for International Politics in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka opening batsman Upul Tharanga, who was found guilty of committing an anti-doping rule violation. Photo courtesy International Cricket Council (ICC) In the world of international governance and law, where definitions…
The war that confronts us: Looking at Sri Lanka’s official responses to Channel 4 video
Image courtesy Channel 4 Channel 4’s is anything but understated. It is designed to shock, even if you are the most hardened of viewers. Images of blood-soaked bodies assail you from every…
Provoking, persecuting and pushing Sri Lanka: Enough!
Photo credit REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte: Special Forces Combat soldiers ride in a parade during a war victory ceremony in Colombo May 27, 2011. Sri Lanka holds a military parade and memorial for fallen…
Checkmate, Rajapakse! The UN Report, Militarism and Public Religion in Sri Lanka
The author of this article, in January 2012, wanted us to take it down. Although published under a pseudonym on , the real name of the author and the full content of…
Identities And Borders In South Asia: A View From The Left
Partition, 1947, courtesy The Hindu Introduction From the partition of British India to the civil war in Sri Lanka, the attempt to impose national borders in accordance with ethnic, linguistic or religious…
The state of tomfoolery: 2018 Comonwealth Games in Hambantota
A prominent English newspaper recently reported that the government has paid US$ 2.4 million to a British PR firm to promote its candidacy to host the 2018 Comonwealth Games in Hambanthota. This…
India “Punishing Sri Lanka”: Myth or Reality?
Prof. Rohan Gunaratne- international terrorism expert- addressing the business community last week convincingly and openly cautioned that “India might ‘punish’ Sri Lanka”, if Sri Lanka leans elsewhere to India’s detriment. This is…
The Indo- Sri Lanka Joint Communique: Delineating the Parametres of Action in Response to the Panel Report
[Editors’ note: An edited version of this article appeared in the on the 26th of May 2011.] The above two extracts from the Joint Communique issued by the External Affairs Ministers of…
How will Delhi listen to Jayalalithaa calling Rajapaksa a ‘war criminal’?
“Declare Rajapakse a war criminal: Jayalalithaa tells Centre” was a banner headline on 13 Friday in the “Indian Express”, following AIADMK leader Jayalalithaa’s march to victory, at the Tamil Nadu assembly elections…
From draft to official text: Wikileaks reveals the US response to the end of war in Sri Lanka
The Norwegian newspaper published on 7th May a cable from the Wikileaks tranche of US diplomatic cables (confidential briefings) dealing the US government’s response to the end of war in Sri Lanka. Wikileaks…
