Chartering Our Future / INGO-NGO issues / International Issues / UN & Sri Lanka / UN bias & corruption / UNHRC Resolutions / Western hypocrisy
by Shenali Waduge · Published 31st December 2019
UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon commissioned 3 members (Ban Ki Moon Panel of Experts) selected personally by him to submit a personal report on the ‘final months’ of Sri Lanka’s conflict....
International Issues / Role of West & Alliances / West/Asian Politics / Western hypocrisy
by Shenali Waduge · Published 11th December 2019
The International Court of Justice was set up in 1946 to settle international disputes. ICJ is taking up a complaint made by little known Muslim majority Gambia on behalf of the 57 OIC...
Chartering Our Future / Ethno-Religious Issues / INGO-NGO issues / International Issues / LTTE Diaspora
by Shenali Waduge · Published 9th December 2019
Mario Arulthas writes to Al Jazeera on 8 Dec 2019 titled Trouble brews in post-election Sri Lanka”. What are the concerns he raises: https://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/trouble-brews-post-election-sri-lanka-191208094903589.html He refers to Gotabaya Rajapakse as a ‘hardliner’ exactly what does he imply...
Diplomatic Corps in Sri Lanka / International Issues / West/Asian Politics / Western hypocrisy
by Shenali Waduge · Published 1st December 2019
We sure hope the Swiss will not be caught doing a Rajitha on Sri Lanka’s new Govt? Doing a Rajitha is what we now call the fake white van story using a dressed up...
Colonial & Neo colonial / Diplomatic Corps in Sri Lanka / International Issues / Lessons for Sri Lanka / Role of West & Alliances / West/Asian Politics
by Shenali Waduge · Published 19th September 2019
A growing number of citizens are becoming aware of the dangers to Sri Lanka’s sovereignty as a result of the MCC proposal together with SOFA & ACSA. They view this as unnecessarily putting Sri...
Chartering Our Future / International Issues / Lessons for Sri Lanka / Political Parties
by Shenali Waduge · Published 6th September 2019
Its best that we all come to terms with some hard facts – there is no perfect system, there is no perfect constitution, there is no perfect Parliament and there is certainly no...
International Issues / Lessons for Sri Lanka / Role of India / West/Asian Politics
by Shenali Waduge · Published 9th August 2019
When US pivots to Asia as a strategy it means Americas political, diplomatic, trade, economic, cultural focus is all shifted to Asia, it also means, its associated alliances, partners, its covert/overt teams will all...
Diplomatic Corps in Sri Lanka / International Issues / Lessons for Sri Lanka
by Shenali Waduge · Published 28th June 2019
When a plethora of concerns are emerging all revolving around secretly signed agreements compromising Sri Lanka’s sovereignty and officials are not defending the Nation in view of their divided loyalties, it is the right...
Ethno-Religious Issues / International Issues / Lessons for Sri Lanka
by Shenali Waduge · Published 20th June 2019
Following the Easter Sunday suicide bombings and the discoveries of islandwide weapons and arrests, the people of Sri Lanka after recovering from the initial shock began looking for answers. They began asking what is...
Colonial & Neo colonial / International Issues / Lessons for Sri Lanka / Political Parties / Role of West & Alliances / Sri Lanka Politics / West/Asian Politics
by Shenali Waduge · Published 28th May 2019
Sri Lanka’s sovereignty & territorial integrity is being questioned by a secretive deal between US & the Ranil Wickremasinghe Government pertaining to the Millennium Challenge Corporation & an ‘economic corridor” that will create...
