Increased funding will be used to help Sri Lanka’s navy meet threats posed by national and regional terrorist groups.'

Waves compel expansion from landmines to brick houses.

What purpose talks if Rajapakse is unwilling or unable to deliver?

Simultaneous competition held across major Norwegian cities.

We are a great friend to this country. We support its territorial integrity and want to see it preserved.'

India this week joined the United States, Britain, Japan, the European Union and United Nations in supporting negotiations.

This is a very serious incident and it will be very difficult to convince Tamil people to go for talks when the harassment is going on.'

‘What is crucial is to create a congenial environment so that both parties can sit together and negotiate’ - Balasingham

‘All along the Tamil-dominated [Jaffna] coastline, joining the Tigers has become a common cry’

These strategies are well honed from the state's response to the southern JVP insurgency'

‘It will not be sorted out in a few months. If this was easy to solve, it would have been solved a long time back.’

Support for Sri Lanka’s peace talks in doubt amid expectations of Parliamentary defections and new political alliances in the south.

Similar attacks on aid workers elsewhere in the world are usually unreservedly condemned. Why not here?