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Diaspora group wants Tamils to vote at Sri Lanka presidential pollSri Lanka Prez Rajapaksa seeks a third term based on his leadership during defeat of LTTE, who ran a violent separatist campaign for over 3...
24 Dec, 2014, 07.08 PM IST
Diaspora group wants Tamils to vote at Sri Lanka presidential pollIn a statement published in the local media today, the Global Tamil Forum (GTF) has stressed on the need for the Tamils to exercise their v...
24 Dec, 2014, 02.55 PM IST
Gujarat Elections 2012: Is Narendra Modi unfit for coalition-era politics?If Modi wins, ask this: can a politician who’s made parochial patriarchy his calling card effectively govern a country like India?
16 Dec, 2012, 07.37 AM IST
- Minority rights in Sri Lanka aren’t helped by targeting its visiting civilians
The attack on Sri Lankan pilgrims in Tamil Nadu is the awful fallout of competitive grandstanding on the ‘Tamil cause’ by politicians in th...
06 Sep, 2012, 05.36 AM IST
- New Delhi must continue diplomatic nudging rather than hostility
Rather than react with hostility, it will be better for New Delhi to nudge Colombo to realise that its myopic vision is out of date.
02 Jul, 2012, 05.49 AM IST
- Lanka Resolution: India should abstain in Geneva, move on political devolution
India must convey to Colombo that denying alleged human rights abuses is seen to reflect reluctance to address the wider issue.
14 Mar, 2012, 04.42 AM IST
- Rajapaksa's remarks on going back on devolution of power must be condemned
The larger issue isn’t just that the Rajapaksa regime represents a sort of victorious form of Sinhala majoritarianism, but missing ethos an...
04 Feb, 2012, 02.18 AM IST
- Lankan lessons: War crimes and Rajapaksa regime
On war crimes front, LLRC's report is a disappointment. It has attracted criticism from UN-affiliated and other international rights groups.
27 Dec, 2011, 05.39 AM IST
- Beyond Tweedledee
Mahinda Rajapaksa has won a resounding victory in Lankan polls.
29 Jan, 2010, 06.00 AM IST
- Looming disaster in Lanka
India must do what it can to prevent a large scale loss of civilian life.
11 Apr, 2009, 02.10 AM IST
- An alibi for Sinhala chauvinism
It is politically misplaced to assume that it matters little that the autocratic LTTE is being eliminated by the security forces of the maj...
18 Feb, 2009, 12.36 AM IST
- Getting it right in Lanka
Pranab Mukherjee has done exactly the right thing to stress that the Sri Lankan government needs to ensure safety of civilians.
29 Jan, 2009, 02.47 AM IST
- Debacle for LTTE
Colombo must respect minority rights and implement devolution of power.
05 Jan, 2009, 01.36 AM IST
- Tamil cause minus the LTTE
War against LTTE should not be an alibi for marginalisation of Tamils.
29 Oct, 2008, 04.11 AM IST