Category: Lessons for Sri Lanka

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Why Didn’t Volker Türk go digging for 40,000 skeletons in Mullivaikkal?

  Volker Türk’s recent visit to Sri Lanka felt more like a political performance than a serious humanitarian mission. At a time when the world’s attention is rightfully on the unfolding catastrophe in Gaza...

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From Partner to Patron: India’s Influence & Strategic Control in Sri Lanka’s Central Province

  Sri Lanka’s Central Province has been a symbol of colonial exploitation and post-independence neglect—home to thousands of Indian-origin Tamils brought under British imperial labor schemes. Today, the same region has transformed into a...

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Deconstructing the Tamil Homeland Myth in Sri Lanka

  Both political and terrorist separatism in Sri Lanka have toyed with the claim to a separate Tamil homeland. However, before examining either, it is critical to return to the historical roots of the...

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From Partner to Patron: How India is influencing control over Sri Lanka’s Northern Province

  The Northern Province, comprises Jaffna, Kilinochchi, Mullaitivu, Mannar, and Vavuniya. India is heavily influencing Northern society in multiple ways. Many of these post-war partnerships are turning into regional patron asserting its control over...

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From Partner to Patron: How India is quietly taking Over Sri Lanka’s Western Province

  Sri Lanka’s most commercially and politically vital hub is heavily influenced by India. From strategic ports and financial lifelines to digital identity, soft power, and trade deals, the Western Province is ground zero for India’s hybrid dominance —...

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UNHRC Head ignores Iran-Israel crisis to fly to Sri Lanka to lay flowers for dead LTTE terrorists

The UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) has long been accused of double standards, politicization, and selective justice. The UNHRC Head is currently in Sri Lanka on a 3 day visit with a tight schedule....

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Open Letter: Darusman Report on Sri Lanka is the 1st unmandated panel by a UN Secretary General since 1945 & sets a precedent threatening all Nations

To: United Nations Secretary-General (UNSG) United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) President of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) President of the United Nations Security...

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Legalizing LGBTQIA+ in Sri Lanka: A Note to the Justice Ministry & Attorney General’s Department — UN Bodies Cannot Override Sovereign Treaty Commitments

We notice an alarming pattern directed at sovereign nations who are being pressured both directly & indirectly to amend long-standing legal, moral & social frameworks to accommodate liberal ideologies & redefine gender, marriage, family...