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Sri Lanka: Gotabaya gets ready for a second term
The KDU bill has provoked widespread protest from the academic world. by Col R Hariharan The aphorism ‘road to hell is paved with good intentions’ may well apply to the Gotabaya government’s disastro…
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China gets tough with Bangladesh
We can expect to see more Chinese wolf warrior diplomats on the prowl, in India's neighbourhood, though its mailed fist is not so visible while dealing with India, observes Colonel R Hariharan (…
Human Rights
Sri Lanka in February: A month of forgettable performance
Sri Lanka is worried about the new draft resolution put forward by the Core Group led by UK, which would be voted on March 22. by Col R Hariharan Overview If the happenings during the month in Sri …
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India and security dynamics of the Quad
Certain news reports have suggested that the US is keen on holding a leadership level discussion within the Quad framework. by Col R Hariharan The third ministerial meeting of the Quadrilateral allia…
Human Rights
Sri Lanka: Is it payback time for reversing ethnic reconciliation process?
Sri Lanka should be particularly concerned with her call for the UN to set out a coherent and effective plan to advance accountability options at the international level. by Col R Hariharan The fi…
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Sidelights on making of India-Sri Lanka Accord 1987
After losing two generations of people in 25 years of fruitless bloody war for realising their dream of independence, Tamils are facing the real world of majority rule. by Col R Hariharan *…
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Rajapaksas calling the shots in Sri Lanka election
India has ceased to be a major “vote catching” device in Sri Lanka elections, particularly after the defeat of the LTTE in May 2009. The August 5 election is no exception to this norm. However, Pri…
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President Gotabaya’s India visit: Q & A on regional security issues
Indian Navy surveillance capability has been upgraded with acquisition of US state of the art aircraft. It is keeping an eye on Chinese warship movement from Indonesian coast to Djibouti on a real …
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Sri Lanka: Gotabaya’s victory and after
What Sri Lanka’s election verdict means for the country’s ethnic groups, and for India by R Hariharan The election of former defence secretary, Gotabaya Rajapaksa, as the seventh President …
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Sri Lanka Perspectives May 2019: After the Easter Day attacks
President Sirisena continues to disown any prior knowledge of the advance intelligence received on the attack, rather than talking about the measures he has taken to prevent such attacks. The Presi…
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Sri Lanka: How to Prevent Instability
There are indications that there might be more attacks by IS in Sri Lanka by Col R Hariharan Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi, the elusive chief of the Islamic State (IS) in a rare released after five…
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Sri Lanka: Getting ready for the UNHRC session
In the final draft of the 2015 resolution, the US had agreed to tone down the requirement for foreign participation in the tribunal, by not specifying the exact nature of foreign participation, whi…
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