Despite last week’s election, a major shift in the dynamics of the peace process is not in sight.
Readings of last week’s election results are overly optimistic.
Muslims are being coopted into the Sinhala state’s efforts to crush the Tamil struggle.
Interests from outside Sri Lanka that have played a significant role in prolonging the island’s war.
Can a ‘national government’ leave out the JVP and pursue peace?
The Ceasefire Agreement is at the heart of the contest between two antithetical visions of what Sri Lanka should be.
Like a re-run of an old movie we have watched many times before, we are now about to sit down and watch yet another round of peace talks between the Government of Sri Lanka and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam unfold in Geneva, Switzerland next week. This time though, how many of us will be waiting with bated breath for a significant breakthrough is debatable. Peace talks were first held in Thimpu, the capital of Bhutan in the mid-1980s, under the supervision of the Indian Government. Next week’s talks in Geneva are being held under the supervision of the Norwegian Government. The chief...
Principles and policies are ignored in pursuit of power, position and perks.