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Contested Coastlines in South Asia

 10 January, 2012 05:15:00
Contested Coastlines: Fisherfolk, Nations and Borders in South Asia By Charu Gupta & Mukul Sharma Routledge Pp251; Price Indian Rs 650 Interesting addition to ...
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Indian foreign minister visits Sri Lanka

 21 January, 2012 03:45:00
The Tamil youth are becoming increasingly disillusioned by Colombo’s reluctance to walk the talk on political solution. Rajapakse government has virtually pushed the 13th amendment to the back-burner notwithstanding the renewed public commitments. And, like in the past, now also it has been made a hostage to the majority chauvinism ...
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SRI LANKA: New Hopes For Reconciliation....?

 19 December, 2011 09:25:00
Despite its very clearly pronounced shortcomings, hope is not lost on LLRC report. Some sections of the North, which was traumatized and victimized during the Eelam War, see the recommendations as the first step towards reconciliation. The report will enable the country to address accountability issues and concerns on human rights...
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Sri Lanka’s Elections for Local Bodies to give Impetus to Crony Democracy

 14 September, 2011 07:20:00
The outcome of the election for 23 local government bodies, including 16 municipal councils besides Colombo, will also be determined to a large extent by the new age voters, who are hit by high cost of living index, and growing unemployment....
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Sri Lanka: No half-way or middle path in HR concerns

 10 August, 2011 06:05:00
Sri Lanka's official war report entitled 'Humanitarian Operation—A Factual Analysis' devotes considerable effort and space to the LTTE crimes. Now that the Tamil Tigers are history, harping on their brutalities serves no purpose. If the intent is juxtaposing the government campaign against the LTTE operations, it is a crude attempt to white wash the ‘war crimes’ particularly since there are no answers to what had happened to the missing 11000 people. There is no half-way or middle path in Human Rights. Either a comprehensive refutation with evidence to buttress its claims or convincing narrative to justify war theater actions will only bring reprieve to beleaguered Colombo. ...
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No visa on arrival in Colombo to Indian tourists...?

 12 June, 2011 09:45:00
In a world that is increasingly guided by market economics, small countries like Sri Lanka should walk the extra mile to woo tourists and not place impediments like no visa on arrival in the way of the few who think of flying into Kandy or Colombo which don’t boast of world class hotel rooms in plenty. ...
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