Category: Lessons for Sri Lanka

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Diplomatic Corps in Sri Lanka / International Issues / Lessons for Sri Lanka / LTTE crimes / LTTE Diaspora / Role of Media / Role of West & Alliances / Sri Lanka Politics / UN & Sri Lanka / UNHRC Resolutions / West/Asian Politics / Western hypocrisy

Questions for US Congressmen writing to US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken on Sri Lanka

On 18 March 2021, nine US Members of Congress co-signed a letter addressed to the US Secretary of State Mr. Anthony Blinken. They didn’t mince their words. Immediately after congratulating Mr. Blinken on his...

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Chartering Our Future / Constitution Related / Diplomatic Corps in Sri Lanka / INGO-NGO issues / Lessons for Sri Lanka / LTTE Diaspora / Role of SL Govt / National Army / Sri Lanka Politics / UN & Sri Lanka / UN bias & corruption / UNHRC Resolutions

UNHRC is a toothless tiger – will Sri Lanka play its cards right in Geneva?

  UNHRC Resolutions are legally non-binding. Its mandate covers only human rights not international humanitarian laws. Whether all 47 members vote against Sri Lanka, or whether all 47 Members vote for Sri Lanka, UNHRC...

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Chartering Our Future / Diplomatic Corps in Sri Lanka / INGO-NGO issues / Lessons for Sri Lanka / LTTE crimes / LTTE Diaspora / Role of India / Role of SL Govt / National Army / Role of West & Alliances / Sri Lanka Politics / UN & Sri Lanka / UN bias & corruption / UNHRC Resolutions

Minister Dinesh Gunawardena – What is your strategy to defend Sri Lanka & its Armed Forces in UNHRC?

  The regime change in 2015 brought to power a treacherous team that co-sponsored an intrusive UNHRC Resolution though legally non-binding, agreeing to do changes to internal mechanisms advantageous to the sponsors of the...

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Chartering Our Future / Diplomatic Corps in Sri Lanka / Lessons for Sri Lanka / Role of SL Govt / National Army / UN bias & corruption / UNHRC Resolutions

Did Sri Lanka commit ‘war crimes’? International Legal luminary Sir Desmond de Silva says NO

The legal opinion of Sir Desmond de Silva covers all areas of allegation against the Sri Lankan Army and takes every leaf of relevant international law relevant to war crimes and clearly establishes why...

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Chartering Our Future / Diplomatic Corps in Sri Lanka / International Issues / Lessons for Sri Lanka / LTTE crimes / Role of SL Govt / National Army / UN & Sri Lanka / UNHRC Resolutions

Did Sri Lanka commit ‘war crimes’? International Legal luminaries Prof. Crane and Sir Desmond de Silva say NO

The Mahinda Rajapakse government sought the legal opinion of Prof D M Crane and Sir Desmond de Silva on the legal issues pertaining to the use of human shields and hostage taking by the...

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Diplomatic Corps in Sri Lanka / INGO-NGO issues / Lessons for Sri Lanka / LTTE crimes / LTTE Diaspora / Role of SL Govt / National Army / Sri Lanka Politics / Tamil-LTTE Self-Determination/Eelam / West/Asian Politics / Western hypocrisy

Ending Sri Lanka’s Conflict: 7721 Collateral Damage is worth the eventual peace

  Pro-LTTE and people living off LTTE kitty will not like to hear this but, whatever the collateral damage that took place during the final phase of the conflict is unfortunate, but it brought...

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Diplomatic Corps in Sri Lanka / International Issues / Lessons for Sri Lanka / LTTE Diaspora / Role of West & Alliances / Tamil-LTTE Self-Determination/Eelam / UN & Sri Lanka

UK Police & LTTE Protestors – how long will UK Govt pooh pooh the tigers?

While UK MPs are doing their best to save the LTTE and even deproscribe it, UK Metropolitan Police ended up clashing with pro-LTTE demonstrators in Kenton North-West, Harrow, London on Sunday 14 March 2021....

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“Today Sri Lanka, Tomorrow Our Country” should prompt Global South Nations to side Sri Lanka at UNHRC

  The OHCHR Head came in for a rude shock after reading out her intrusive report against Sri Lanka resulting in the entire Global South voting for Sri Lanka and even Global North Japan...

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Diplomatic Corps in Sri Lanka / Lessons for Sri Lanka / LTTE crimes / Role of India / Sri Lanka Politics / War on Terror / Separatism

LTTE would have been eliminated in May 1987 & not May 2009 if India did not save LTTE

Operation Vadamarachchi that encircled Prabakaran was brought to a close by Operation Poomalai by India and Prabakaran was evacuated to India by helicopter and kept until the Indo-Lanka Accord was signed and Rajiv Gandhi...