April 21, 2011
As the US and its allies prepared to exit from Afghanistan after an unsuccessful military mission, Sri Lanka conspicuously etched a military triumph over the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) shell-shocking the Tamils around the world. Although the victory was mainly attributed to precise military strategy and effective leadership at that time, it was Sri Lanka’s meticulous foreign policy based on realpolitik and adroit international diplomacy which actually helped in pulverizing the Tigers. However, the post-war period is fraught with a series of international allegations especially from the western countries about blatant human rights violations during the war. In this context it is imperative to examine what is Sri Lanka’s Foreign policy strategy after the War? Full Story>>>
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April 21, 2011 2:57 p.m.
By Matthew Russell Lee
UNITED NATIONS, April 21 -- In a loss of nerve that sadly is not surprising, the UN Secretariat on Thursday delayed its noon briefing in the expectation that it would belatedly release its Panel of Experts' report on war crimes in Sri Lanka -- and then did not release the report.
Secretary General Ban Ki-moon's acting Deputy Spokesman Farhan Haq came in half an hour late and said that he “still expects” the report's release, but it did not happen at the briefing. He said Sri Lanka is being given another chance to submit a response.
Inner City Press asked about Haq's statement just the previous day, April 20, that while the UN was “expecting that there will be a response from the Government of Sri Lanka... That doesn’t need to tie our hands down regarding when we are going to put out this report. As we have said repeatedly, we’ll put it out this week.” Full Story>>>
