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  • US Initiative in Sri Lanka: In Search of Unambiguity
    Sarath Ramkumar.    ·   04 Sep, 2001    ·    #568    ·    Commentary    
    Sri Lanka has been gripped by political uncertainty since mid-June, following the withdrawal of support to the ruling People’s Alliance (PA) government by the Sri Lankan Muslim Congress. President Chandrika has been resorting to various ...
  • Constitutional Reforms in Sri Lanka: Millstones for a Milestone
    N Manoharan.    ·   07 Aug, 2000    ·    #400    ·    Commentary    
    As the Sri Lankan Army is consolidating its position in the north, the leaders in Colombo are busy finalising the proposed Constitutional reforms. Thus, a two-pronged strategy of ‘war for peace’, and ‘consensus for peace&rsq ...
  • The Other Side of Eelam: A Pandora’s Box?
    N Manoharan.    ·   26 Jun, 2000    ·    #383    ·    Commentary    
    The LTTE has ruled out participation in any peace process to resolve the ethnic crisis within the framework of a united Sri Lanka . The Tigers have resolved not to accept anything less than a separate Eelam.       ...
  • War in Sri Lanka : Some Myths and Misconceptions
    .    ·   26 Jun, 2000    ·    #379    ·    Commentary    
    The dramatic success of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) against the Sri Lankan Army (SLA) in recent months, culminating in the capture of the Elephant pass in the last week of April, has given rise to some misconceptions. After the captur ...
  • “Some Myths and Misconceptions”– An Addendum
    N Manoharan.    ·   26 Jun, 2000    ·    #381    ·    Commentary    
    Brig. Sinha’s ‘myths and misconceptions on ethnic conflict in Sri Lanka ’ is commendable for looking at the crisis from a new angle. In addition to his list of delusions a few more need mention.     ...
  • Sri Lankan Tamil Refugees in India
    Zarein Ahmed.    ·   26 Jun, 2000    ·    #380    ·    Commentary    
    The ongoing conflict in Sri Lanka brings to light again the plight of refugees in this intractable conflict. Sri Lanka is a classic case of intense ethnic conflict causing refugee generation on an unprecedented scale. It is called the “island ...
  • Psyint Analysis: Profiling Eelam Tigers
    Maj. Gen. Yashwant Deva (Retd).    ·   26 Jun, 2000    ·    #382    ·    Commentary    
    Psychological intelligence (psyint) as the name implies, gathers information and analyzes the psychological make-up of a group or individuals e.g., an enemy commander, a hacker or a terrorist. Part of behavioural science, its rudiments have not been ...
  • Prospects of 'Third Side' Interventions in Sri Lanka
    Prof. RVR Chandrasekhara Rao.    ·   08 Jun, 2000    ·    #358    ·    Commentary    
    The Sri Lankan civil war has acquired crisis prepertions. The fact that evacuation of the government forces is on the cards, with New Delhi agreeing to do this, is a pointer to recurrence of a Dien Bien Phu .     ...
  • Jaffna: Action Replay
    Maj. Gen. Yashwant Deva (Retd).    ·   08 Jun, 2000    ·    #357    ·    Commentary    
    The ( Jaffna ) town, when we drove through, was more or less empty with the few people we saw, looking on with anguished faces, no doubt dreading the tomorrow, which had  promised to be different but was in fact, turning out to be just lik ...
  • Indian Military Intervention: Once Bitten Ever Shy?
    N Manoharan.    ·   08 Jun, 2000    ·    #361    ·    Commentary    
    The Indian dilemma is clear: Whether to intervene in Sri Lanka which had humiliated it? At the same time, is it prudent for India to adopt a "hands off policy"? If India must involve itself, what type of involvement ...
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