Sri Lanka’s response to the UNHRC vote suggests that to Colombo, what India thinks matters more than what many other powerful nations do

With 23 countries backing a relatively strong resolution against Sri Lanka at the recent U.N. …

Published time: April 07, 2014 10:30

India has managed to negotiate a dangerous curve in its relations with Sri Lanka, a crucial Indian backyard where China and Pakistan have steadily enlarged their strategic footprints in recent years.

As the closest …

Immediately following the end of World War 2 the Allied Troops carried out a policy of Denazification. The objective was to totally eliminate any ideology associated with Nazism and to ensure Germany would never destroy European peace. Denazification of Germany …

South Korea is an Asian country. South Korea is also the home of Ban Ki Moon, the present UN Secretary General who is a devout Christian. South Korea’s population is 50million. Though South Korea is predominately Buddhist that a Church …

The US Embassy has tweeted.  Tweeted a pic.  This is the line:’ St. Anthany’s Ground – site of Jan 2009 killing of hundreds of families by army shelling.’ Thanks for the information.

Information?  Is that what I said?  Sorry.  The …

When talking of electoral setbacks in the Colombo district, it is not just the UPFA that has suffered. The UNP has suffered even more and in terms of critical damage, if one applies the principles of political triage, the UNP …

These are times of ‘experts’.  These are times of name-dropping and name-calling.  These are times when pretty sick people are hailed as benefactors of humankind.  These are times when principles of natural justice are routinely rubbished.  These are times when …

An article titled ‘Church’s Perseverance in Sri Lanka pays off’ written by Anto Akkara claims that the UN has decided to investigate possible war crimes because of a request made by the Sri Lankan Catholic Church. The writer perhaps is …

LTTE and 15 other LTTE fronts have been banned by the GOSL under UN Security Council Resolution 1373 w.e.f 1st April 2014. The order signed by External Affairs Minister Prof. GL Pieris based on recommendations by the Secretary Ministry of …