Even if the international community was able to appreciate Tamil aspirations, there is little evidence that it is capable of delivering them.
Why does HRW have difficulty establishing credibility with the Diaspora?
The President’s twin objectives cannot be fulfilled through a federal solution.
Sri Lanka’s ongoing offensive has been prepared openly over two years.
The pogrom against Tamils in July 1983 was supported by deeply held ideological assumptions that still inform the political logic of the Sinhala people and their leaders.
The 1983 violence effectively laid the foundation for a widespread conflict that is yet to be resolved.
It is a block to achieving peace or communal harmony in the country as it would bars fulfilment of any political aspirations of the Tamils.
Calls to send troops back into Lebanon beggar belief. We should dispatch the Red Cross, not the aircraft carriers
The international community has - again - put the Sinhala establishment in charge of the Tamils’ future.
Given that EU always had leverage over the Colombo government, it is surprising that things have gotten so bad.