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Sri Lanka [ Images ] President Mahinda Rajapaksa [ Images ], notwithstanding all his assurances to India [Images ], has shown little interest in promoting the process of genuine reconciliation with the Tamils by bringing to book those responsible for the horrific war crimes against Tamil civilians in April-May 2009, says Satish Chandra, the former deputy national security advisor and distinguished fellow, Vivekananda International Foundation.
Sri Lanka [ Images ] President Mahinda Rajapaksa [ Images ], notwithstanding all his assurances to India [Images ], has shown little interest in promoting the process of genuine reconciliation with the Tamils by bringing to book those responsible for the horrific war crimes against Tamil civilians in April-May 2009, says Satish Chandra, the former deputy national security advisor and distinguished fellow, Vivekananda International Foundation.
One of the many thorny foreign policy-related issues currently confronting India is the upcoming vote on the United States-sponsored resolution on Sri Lanka at the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva. The resolution is prima facie clearly unobjectionable and calls on Sri Lanka to:
1. Initiate credible and independent actions to ensure justice, equity, accountability and reconciliation for all Sri Lankans,
2. Present a comprehensive action plan detailing the steps the government will take to implement the recommendations of the Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission and also to address alleged violations of international law,
3. Accept the advice and technical assistance on implementing the aforesaid measures from the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights.
India has, for the last several years, been voting against country-specific human rights resolutions as these are usually selective and motivated. If strict objectivity had been observed in the matter, Pakistan would surely have been in the dock as it has over the decades been unabashedly engaged in massive human rights violations.
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