THE TIMES OF INDIA
TNN | Mar 16, 2012,
NEW DELHI: After easing of tensions withTrinamool Congress, there is relief for Congress on the DMK front too with the southern party unlikely to force a showdown on the alleged human rights violations of the Sri Lankan Tamils as long as the government offers adequate assurances that it will not abandon their cause.
The mellowing of DMK's stance comes in the wake of discussions with the government during which the Dravidian party was told that India would continue to press for a just settlement for the Tamils during the final draft of the proposed US-backed resolution at the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva.
Government managers have urged DMK leaders to wait for the draft resolution to be finalized, pointing out that it is slated to come up for a vote only on March 23. They have said India will have to tread with care as both China and Pakistan will not back the resolution on the Tamils' rights `violations'. Full Story>>>
TNN | Mar 16, 2012,
NEW DELHI: After easing of tensions withTrinamool Congress, there is relief for Congress on the DMK front too with the southern party unlikely to force a showdown on the alleged human rights violations of the Sri Lankan Tamils as long as the government offers adequate assurances that it will not abandon their cause.
The mellowing of DMK's stance comes in the wake of discussions with the government during which the Dravidian party was told that India would continue to press for a just settlement for the Tamils during the final draft of the proposed US-backed resolution at the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva.
Government managers have urged DMK leaders to wait for the draft resolution to be finalized, pointing out that it is slated to come up for a vote only on March 23. They have said India will have to tread with care as both China and Pakistan will not back the resolution on the Tamils' rights `violations'. Full Story>>>
