By Bandu de Silva “When India sneezes we do not always catch a cold”- Dr N.M.Perera, quoted in Ceylon Daily News, 1st March 1971. Should developing a foreign policy to suit the aspirations of the stronger powers by the weaker powers in the neighbourhood or elsewhere, be an obligation of the latter? That idea came […]

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Charles.S.Perera To Delegates to the 23 Session of the UNHRCouncil, Geneva. Dear Sir,  Why the Delegates  to the 23rd Session of  UNHRCouncil should not vote for the USA Resolution against Sri Lanka ? Because to do that would be  counter productive.  It is also a travesty of justice.   Why should USA move a resolution against […]

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P.A.Samaraweera, Melbourne In the 1990’s Jayalalithaa was a critic of the LTTE and even wanted Prabhakaran arrested. Then, to steal a march over Karunanidhi, her arch rival, she changed her course and became pro-LTTE. Subsequently, she conducted a vigorous campaign to get Rajiv Gandhi killers released. Last week, the Supreme Court after considering the mercy pleas […]

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