Category: West/Asian Politics

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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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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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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...

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Did US use Ukraine-Russia war to weaken Europe?

  Was US using Ukraine for a bigger goal than to draw Russia into a proxy war? Did US use the Ukraine war to destabilize & weaken EU? Shouldn’t EU leaders & Europeans wake...

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Why are India & China fighting over a colonial created artificial border line?

China has a history of over 3500 years. India’s history dates back to the Indus Valley civilization. India was given its name by the British in 1947. Asia’s population is 4.5billion of which 2.7billion...

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Has US envoy to Sri Lanka read the US Patriot Act before seeking abolishing of Sri Lanka’s PTA?

  The US envoy to Colombo is in the news again. After marathon visits and hosting luncheons and tea parties to many involved in the recent protests, she is now calling for the abolishing...

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Scramble for Sri Lanka – to take control of Sri Lanka’s National Resources – People vs Corporates

  Sri Lanka is faced with several challenges – all taken together the ultimate aim is simply to take control of Sri Lanka. Controlling the resources makes a nation compliant and meets the geopolitical...

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Should we privatize Sri Lanka’s State Owned Enterprises (SOE’s)

    In the name of development Sri Lanka has seen enormous changes. How far development was not planned considering the environment is seen by many environment-related catastrophes across the island. The geopolitical position...

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Lessons for Sri Lanka: What US means when it delivers “Democracy” via NED to China

    US Govt delivers democracy through National Endowment for Democracy NED. Foreign aid & programs associated with the aid were to determine the manner of “democracy” to be delivered. That “democracy” meant helping...