Category: West/Asian Politics

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Chartering Our Future / Colonial & Neo colonial / Crimes of the West / Diplomatic Corps in Sri Lanka / International Issues / Sri Lanka Politics / West/Asian Politics / Western hypocrisy

Why doesn’t IMF/World Bank propose pruning Sri Lanka’s Parliament & recovering from Big tax defaulters first!

  Was Sri Lanka’s economic crisis precipitated by an externally planned course to incrementally result in outcome? This is a question Sri Lankans need to ask themselves. How far have Sri Lanka’s elected leaders,...

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Chartering Our Future / Colonial & Neo colonial / Crimes of the West / INGO-NGO issues / International Issues / Lessons for Sri Lanka / Role of West & Alliances / West/Asian Politics / Western hypocrisy

Is Global South being robbed & corrupted & scorned for it?

    An interesting article by Caitlin Johnstone titled “Robbing the Global South, then scorning its poverty: notes from the edge of the narrative matrix” gives much food for thought. She quotes Michael Parenti...

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Colonial & Neo colonial / Crimes of the West / Diplomatic Corps in Sri Lanka / International Issues / Lessons for Sri Lanka / Sri Lanka Politics / West/Asian Politics

How far are Foreign Companies (MNCs) IMF/WB influencing Sri Lanka?

  It is estimated that 80,000 companies drive the 21st century economy. How far do they exert political & economic power over their own country-govts to influence foreign governments & how far does this...

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Diplomatic Corps in Sri Lanka / Lessons for Sri Lanka / Role of India / Sri Lanka Politics / UN & Sri Lanka / UN bias & corruption / UNHRC Resolutions / West/Asian Politics

Why does Sri Lanka go to Geneva to get bashed annually at UNHRC?

  The UNHRC comprises 47 member states. The UNHRC members are elected by the General Assembly for 3 years. The UN General Assembly comprises 193 Member States of which Sri Lanka is one. Sri...

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Colonial & Neo colonial / Crimes of the West / Diplomatic Corps in Sri Lanka / International Issues / Role of Media / West/Asian Politics / Western hypocrisy

How can George Bush Jnr just laugh at Iraq war & now laugh at Ukraine!

  “The decision of one man to launch a wholly unjustified and brutal invasion of IRAQ … I mean of the Ukraine ….Iraq too, anyway … (he laughs) …I’am 75 (audience laughs) …”. The...

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Chartering Our Future / Crimes of the West / Diplomatic Corps in Sri Lanka / INGO-NGO issues / International Issues / Lessons for Sri Lanka / LTTE Diaspora / Role of India / Role of Media / Sri Lanka Politics / West/Asian Politics / Western hypocrisy

NO TRUTH COMMISSION if foreign MPs linked to LTTE are not investigated

  Dravida Nadu was a Christian Missionary movement & Tamil Eelam is possibly too. How India got wrangled to train & arm LTTE in a project initially rooted by the Church is a puzzle...

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Chartering Our Future / Colonial & Neo colonial / Crimes of the West / Diplomatic Corps in Sri Lanka / Ethno-Religious Issues / Lessons for Sri Lanka / Role of India / Sri Lanka Politics / Tamil-LTTE Self-Determination/Eelam / War on Terror / Separatism / West/Asian Politics / Western hypocrisy

NO TRUTH COMMISSION if Church role in LTTE terrorism-separatism is not included

While India may have begun the initial training and arming of LTTE towards late 1970s, there is another player that often escapes the radar of accountability. Sri Lanka’s governments have failed to identify the...