India Outlines Sri Lanka Policy in Parliament
Aug 27, 2011
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India Outlines Sri Lanka Policy in Parliament |
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US PACOM - Sri Lankan Air Force Lead Pacific Air Lift Exercise
Aug 22, 2011
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US PACOM - Sri Lankan Air Force Lead Pacific Air Lift Exercise from 22 to 28 August |
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India-Sri Lanka relations under stress
COL R HARIHARAN
Aug 22, 2011
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The Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Ms Jayalalithaa’s strident demand for holding Sri Lanka accountable for its failure to meet Tamil aspirations and war crimes found widespread opposition support. |
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India Pushes for Political Solution in Sri Lanka
Aug 5, 2011
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Indian External Affairs Minister briefs parliament as India Pushes for Political Solution in Sri Lanka |
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A Delicate Internal and External Balance
Jul 21, 2011
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The Sri Lankan government continued to remain under pressure through the month on three critical issues that have dogged President Rajapaksa in the post Liberation of Tamil Tigers for Ealam (LTTE) era. |
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Sri Lanka Perspectives June
Col R Hariharan (Retd)
Jul 4, 2011
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Sri Lanka Perspectives: May 2011
Col R Hariharan
Jun 22, 2011
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Even as Sri Lanka celebrated Victory Day for the second year on May 27, allegations of war crimes and human rights violations in the last stages of its ‘final’ war on the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) continued to haunt the country. |
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UN advisory Panel Report and its fall out
Col R Hariharan
Jun 6, 2011
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The Report of the three-member UN Panel of experts, set up to advise UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on allegations of war crimes and human rights abuse during the final stages of the Eeelam war, has found credible evidence of war crimes committed by both the Government of Sri Lanka and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). |
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Local government polls
Col R Hariharan Retd.
Apr 17, 2011
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President Mahinda Rajapaksa once again affirmed his political strength when Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP)-led United Peoples Freedom Alliance (UPFA) romped home winning 205 of the 234 local government (LG) authorities polls held during the month. |
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External dimensions
Nov 20, 2010
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Apart from internal political compulsions, Indo-Sri Lanka relations also have a context in India’s increasing concern at the growing Chinese presence in South Asia particularly its assertive stance and presence in Pakistan Occupied Kashmir. Colombo is aware of Indian sensitivity on the subject, which was probably once again stressed at Rajpaksa’s meeting in New Delhi. |
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Internal political dimension
Nov 20, 2010
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There is a strong internal political dimension both in India and Sri Lanka on the Sri Lankan Tamil issue. While Rajapaksa has politically strengthened himself in Sri Lanka giving himself a free hand, Dr Man Mohan Singh does not have this luxury. Despite the Congress party’s success in the last parliamentary election, the ruling United Progressive Alliance is conditioned by the inclinations of its close ally in Tamil Nadu – the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) led by its octogenarian leader and Tamil Nadu chief minister M Karunanidhi. |
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Long term relationship
Nov 20, 2010
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Already the two nations enjoy close political relations at international level and their relations in trade, investment, infrastructural linkages and defence cooperation are improving. There is a general, broad-based improvement across all facets. |
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Bottling up human trafficking
Oct 12, 2010
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The issue of Sri Lankan boat people – mainly Tamils from Sri Lanka – illegally trying to enter Australia and Canada had been a major source of embarrassment and concern for Sri Lanka. To curb such traffic and prevent external assistance from flowing into Sri Lanka that could lead to resurgence of Tamil insurgency, the government has taken a series of measures to prevent illegal use of sea routes to and from the country. |
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Sri Lanka Economy
Oct 12, 2010
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The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has forecasted “strong growth” of Sri Lanka economy this year while commenting on its 8.5 percent growth during the second quarter of 2010 as against 7.1 percent growth in the first quarter. The government statistics office reported growth of agriculture sector by 5.1 percent, manufacturing by 8.9 percent, and services by 8.8 percent over last year’s figures. |
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Sarath Fonseka’s woes
Oct 12, 2010
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It seems there are no let up in the woes of the Eelam War hero and former Chief of Defence Staff General Sarath Fonseka ever since he entered politics after retirement. A General Court Martial (GCM) on September 17, 2010 found him guilty on four counts of irregularities in military purchases while serving as army commander and favouring his son-in-law’s company. |
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Constitutional amendments
Sep 12, 2010
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The Rajapaksa government is set to carry out much awaited amendments to the 1978 Constitution. The Supreme Court is to give its comments on the proposed amendments and the parliament is scheduled to discuss them on September 8. The need for constitutional amendments, particularly with a view to exercise some form of parliamentary oversight on the executive presidency, had figured as a major issue in almost all elections. President Rajapaksa had been sounding leaders of most of the political parties including the opposition United National Party (UNP) on this issue ever since he was elected for a second term. |
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Court martial of General Sarath Fonseka
Sep 12, 2010
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The process of downsizing of the political image of former Army Commander General Sarath Fonseka progressed significantly when an army court martial found him guilty of engaging in politics while in service. With President’s approval, the General has been cashiered and stripped of his medals and honours. Those who gave evidence against the General included the Cooperatives and Internal Trade Minister Johnston Fernando, UNP MP Lakshman Seneviratne, and Major General Krishantha Silva, former Military Secretary. |
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India raises its sights on Sri Lanka
Sep 12, 2010
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As Tamil Nadu is gearing up for legislative elections, both the ruling Dravida Munnetra Kazagham (DMK) and its national ally the Congress Party have focused on Indian aid to Sri Lanka for the Tamils affected in the war torn Northern Province. The issue had figured in interaction between leaders of both parties at the highest level. And Tamil Nadu chief minister Karunanidhi expressing concern at the proper utilisation of the Indian aid had requested the prime minister for despatching a representative to make a first hand assessment. |
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LTTE prisoners
Aug 8, 2010
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The Commissioner General of Rehabilitation in a media interview has said that 7,948 former LTTE combatants, including about 1,100 females were still undergoing rehabilitation. He said 700 of the 1,100 females were now working in the garment trade. |
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Conditions in Northern Province
Aug 8, 2010
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The Ceylon Communist Party has come out with a detailed field report on the prevailing conditions in war ravaged Northern Province. The report has said though the government’s massive physical infrastructure programme was going on, many old and new issues in the environment have denied the people any sense of liberation. |
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