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  • Child Soldiers II: Preference for Children and Preference by Children
    N Manoharan.    ·   30 Sep, 2003    ·    #1166    ·    Commentary    
    Wars are fought by adults. The use of children in combat activities is revolting, especially when children are drawn into violent conflict for the fact of being children. There are two major factors behind children being preferred for soldiering. ...
  • Child Soldiers I: A Factual Overview
    N Manoharan.    ·   25 Sep, 2003    ·    #1160    ·    Commentary    
    Definition A child soldier is any person under the age of 18 (it was 15 before 2000 as per international norms) engaged in deadly violence (non-criminal) or “combat support” as part of a state armed force or non-state armed group b ...
  • Japan and the Sri Lankan Peace Process: A Low Key Intervention of a “Soft Power”
    N Manoharan.    ·   19 Sep, 2003    ·    #1153    ·    Commentary    
    The “international safety net” has been successful in keeping the peace process in Sri Lanka alive. There is “facilitation” by Norway; support from the United States; and a “supplementary” role for Japan in the p ...
  • New threat to Sri Lankan Peace Process
    Nihar Nayak.    ·   15 Sep, 2003    ·    #1143    ·    Commentary    
    The recent violence between Tamils and Muslims in Sri Lanka’s eastern province was the second of its kind in the island after the ceasefire on February 22, 2002. While allegations and counter alle ...
  • Drug Trafficking and Counter Measures in South Asia–II
    Paolienlal Haokip.    ·   01 Sep, 2003    ·    #1119    ·    Commentary    
    While international and regional efforts are indispensable, the ultimate actors in the fight against the trafficking and abuse of illicit drugs are national governments. International and regional efforts can provide a framework of cooperation, enh ...
  • Drug-trafficking in South Asia: A Profile
    N Manoharan.    ·   30 Aug, 2003    ·    #1113    ·    Commentary    
    Sandwiched between the ‘Golden Triangle’ and ‘Golden Crescent,’ the major global producers of psychotropic drugs, the South Asian region is the principal transit route for psychotropic drugs. The trafficking of heroin that i ...
  • Drug-trafficking and Abuse in Sri Lanka
    N Manoharan.    ·   22 Aug, 2003    ·    #1106    ·    Commentary    
    Drug-trafficking and drug abuse is the major menace in Sri Lanka, next only to the ethnic crisis. This menace is evident from the fact that, according to the official figures, there are nearly 50,000 drug addicts in the island. The unofficial stati ...
  • Suicide Terrorism in South Asia: From Promised Land to Presumed Land
    D Suba Chandran.    ·   26 Jul, 2003    ·    #1085    ·    Commentary    
    In South Asia, three countries have been the principal victims of suicide terrorism: Sri Lanka, India ? in Jammu and Kashmir, and Pakistan. While Sri Lanka has been witnessing suicide attacks by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam ever since ...
  • Sri Lankan Peace Process: Tough Road Ahead
    .    ·   01 Jul, 2003    ·    #1070    ·    Commentary    
    The Norwegian facilitated Sri Lankan peace process faces a critical test after the Tokyo Donors’ conference. After six round of talks, followed by LTTE's exclusion from the Washington Seminar ...
  • Will LTTE Give Peace a Chance?
    Vijay Sakhuja.    ·   25 Jun, 2003    ·    #1068    ·    Commentary    
    On 14 June 2003, the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) oil tanker Shoshin blew up and sank. According to the Sri Lanka navy, warning shots were fired but the vessel failed to stop. Its 12-member crew then destroyed the vessel before it could ...
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