Sri Lanka - Himal Southasian (Page 22)

Who killed Siva?

Political disquiet and the fervour of revolution in Sri Lanka.

By Kunda Dixit

/ 25 Jul 2005

Finders keepers losers weepers

The general elections in Sri Lanka in the first week of April 2004 have revealed Sri Lanka to be a fragmented polity, both politically and ethnically. The main political casualty

By Jehan Perera

/ 31 May 2004

Replicating Kerala and Sri Lanka

Two years turned the Indian subcontinent into Southasia. Between 14 August 1947 and 4 February 1948, India, Pakistan (its eastern part would later become Bangladesh), and Sri Lanka all gained

By Zulfiqar Bhutta Samiran Nundy and Kamran Abbasi

/ 7 May 2004

Peace process and the LTTE split

The sudden and unexpected split in the LTTE in the first week of March appears poised to take a dangerous turn. The LTTE leadership relieved its former eastern commander, Colonel

By Jehan Perera

/ 27 Mar 2004

FOREIGN FRIENDS AND THE ISLANDERS

Among the major issues to be canvassed at the Sri Lankan general elections in April 2004 will be the role of the international community. There is an influential section in

By Jehan Perera

/ 1 Feb 2004

Most analyses of the continuing Sri Lankan political deadlock focus on its disadvantages from a Colombo-centric perspective. The crashing stock market and the suspension of economic investments and foreign

By Jehan Perera

/ 1 Jan 2004

Maritime Neighbours

Kachchativu: And The Maritime Boundary Of Sri Lanka by WT Jayasinghe Stamford Lake Publication, Colombo, 2003 As WT Jayasinghe describes it, "Kachchativu is known as a parched and almost

By John Gooneratne

/ 1 Jan 2004

PRESIDENT+PRIME MINISTER = PEACE

According to President Chandrika Kumaratunga, the reason she took over the key ministries of defence, interior and media on 3 November was the deterioration of the security situation in the

By Jehan Perera

/ 1 Dec 2003

Ball and chain syndrome

The failure of the latest round of talks on 10 December between the warring political foes in Colombo dashed any hope for an early solution to the over-a-month-

By Suhas Chakma

/ 1 Dec 2003

Playing to the Sinhala gallery

A mistaken political judgement has lead the Sri Lankan President endanger the peace process. Sagacity is now required from both Ranil Wickremesinghe as well as Vellupillai Prabhakaran while this mess

By Jehan Perera

/ 1 Nov 2003

Fishing for trouble?

The burgeoning problems of the fisher people of Tamil Nadu do not catch the ears of the powerful, either in the state or the centre. Madras seems to be far

By Syed Ali Mujtaba

/ 1 Oct 2003

The peace process and the peace talks

In the resolution of a protracted conflict, it may sometimes be necessary to have visible breakthroughs in order to keep morale high, both of the negotiators themselves and also the

By Jehan Perera

/ 1 Oct 2003