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  • Would the EU ban LTTE?
    Alok Rashmi Mukhopadhyay.    ·   03 Oct, 2005    ·    #1851    ·    Commentary    
    The European Union (EU) in a strongly-worded declaration on 26 September 2005 condemned the violent and terrorist activities of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). The EU announced its active consideration to formally enlist LTTE as ...
  • Rajapakse-JVP Electoral Alliance: A Faustian Deal!
    Priyanka Singh.    ·   15 Sep, 2005    ·    #1838    ·    Commentary    
    An agreement signed between the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) and the Janatha Vimukti Perumana (JVP) on 8 September could potentially throw the country into a political turmoil. The presidential elections are to be held by the end of 2005, followi ...
  • LTTE and Its Disclaimers
    RR Vinod.    ·   04 Sep, 2005    ·    #1833    ·    Commentary    
      Sri Lanka's high profile foreign minister, Laxman Kadirgamar, who led his country's successful bid to get the Tigers proscribed by the Western and other powers was recently assassinated by suspected Tiger guerillas at his home i ...
  • After Kadirgamar's Assassination: Options for LTTE, Sri Lanka and India
    Ashik Bonofer.    ·   23 Aug, 2005    ·    #1828    ·    Commentary    
    The assassination of Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Lakshman Kadirgamar on 12 August 2005 was the first high profile political killing after the assassination of President Premadasa, and after the signing of the Ceasefire Agreement (CFA) in Sri Lanka ...
  • Third-Party Role in South Asian Conflict Resolution
    KS Manjunath.    ·   19 Aug, 2005    ·    #1825    ·    Commentary    
    Conflict resolution in South Asia presents a chequered picture with respect to the role of third-parties. The term 'third-party' has been used deliberately since it broadly encompasses adjectives like 'mediation, facilitation or adjudic ...
  • Sri Lanka, LTTE and Lakshman Kadirgamar: Revenge as an Ideology
    D Suba Chandran.    ·   18 Aug, 2005    ·    #1823    ·    Commentary    
    Revenge is a part of the LTTE's ideology. Irrespective of the victim's direct relevance to a contemporary political or security situation, an analysis of the killings and assassinations by the LTTE would prove, in most cases, that the act i ...
  • Tigers with Fins: Naval Wing of the LTTE
    N Manoharan.    ·   01 Jun, 2005    ·    #1757    ·    Commentary    
    "Geographically, the security of Tamil Eelam is interlinked with that of its seas. Its only when we are strong in the seas and break the dominance our enemy now has that we will be able to retain land areas we liberated and drive our enemi ...
  • Joint Mechanism for Tsunami Aid Victims in Sri Lanka: Look for an Alternative
    N Manoharan.    ·   20 May, 2005    ·    #1752    ·    Commentary    
    There has been pandemonium over Joint Mechanism (JM) to distribute international aid (valuing $2 billion) to tsunami victims of Northeast of Sri Lanka. President Chandirka Kumaratunga is keen to have the JM distribute the international aid and so a ...
  • Tigers with Wings - Air Power of the LTTE
    N Manoharan.    ·   28 Apr, 2005    ·    #1720    ·    Commentary    
    LTTE is the only militant group after the Nicaraguan 'Contras' to acquire air power. Unlike the 'Contras', the Tigers have developed their air wing without any external state support. Why would the LTTE need an air wing? What is its ...
  • Maldives: Inching Towards Multiparty Democracy
    Alok Bansal.    ·   23 Apr, 2005    ·    #1709    ·    Commentary    
    The recent visit of President Gayoom has brought the focus back on happenings in Maldives. When tsunami hit the smallest state of South Asia, on 26 December 2004, it not only put brakes on the fastest growing economy in the region, but also led to ...
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