The film Slumdog Millionaire after already having won several international awards has gone on to win no less than eight Oscars. No film, it appears, has ever provoked so sensational an international response as this one. What on earth is all this about? The question arises because on the surface it seems to be no more than an average rags-to-riches …

In my article Lasantha and Democracy in the Island of January 21 I argued that the LTTE is loosing the war because it practices dictatorship while the Government is relatively democratic, which fits in with the fact that in the modern era wars are invariably won by the more democratic side. I argued further that the explanation for what looks …

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In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful January 26, 2009 Dear All Scholarships for the children of the Armed Forces Personnel who lost their lives in the war The Armed Forces together with the Police have been successful in their military efforts against the LTTE. These achievements have received wide support and appreciation throughout the country, …