Local Features

Sri Lanka-Israel Relations By Kalana Senaratne

The Emerging Trend of Principled Diplomacy Concerns raised and votes cast, this way or that, for or against us, help dispel doubts which linger concerning inter-state relations or affairs between states. If we needed a counter-response to our response on Israel’s recent war in Gaza, we received it during the recently concluded Special Session on Sri Lanka at the UN …

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No more tears for Tamil By Dr. Noel Nadesan-, Australia

The Sri Lankan President, Mahinda Rajapaksa, deserves the  congratulations of all Sir Lankan regardless of their ethnicity. More than any other community, the Sri Lankan Tamils owe him their  thanks for ending their misery. As every body knows Tamils in Sri  Lanka   were under the delusion of Tamil Eelam. His victory should  at last cure this mental illness of …

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Why This Indifference?

  One after the other political leaders from the west, especially Britain and France, rushed to the island to show their humanitarian concern for the displaced Tamils who were used as human shield by the now defeated Liberation Tigers of Tamil Elam, LTTE, which claimed to fight for the interest of this very same people.    However, these Western politicians’ …

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New Dream for Tear Drop Island – Part 2

Atricle Continuation from New Dream for Tear Drop Island. Regrouping Under the circumstances, it is impossible for the LTTE   to regroup.  Numerous factors that favoured the LTTE in their early stages  had turned against them  today. The changing regional and international political scenarios virtually crippled the LTTE with India, Pakistan China and Russia standing behind Sri Lankan government while   …

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New Dream for Tear Drop Island

Now that the dreaded Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, LTTE, which was all out to set up a separate Tamil state in the predominantly Tamil speaking North and East of Sri Lanka, is crushed the nation is celebrating the victory while northern Tamils remain disillusioned. There have been numerous sessions of peace talks between the Sri Lankan government and the …

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