Diplomatic gains from a strategic abstention
AP With a possibility of closer Renewed Engagement with Sri Lanka, New Dehli will have to put political pressure in those Areas where Progress has been grossly inadequate. Photo: AP
AP With a possibility of closer Renewed Engagement with Sri Lanka, New Dehli will have to put political pressure in those Areas where Progress has been grossly inadequate. Photo: APSri Lanka's response to the UNHRC vote suggests that to Colombo, what India thinks matters more than what many other powerful nations do
MEERA SRINIVASAN
April 7, 2014
With 23 countries backing a relatively strong resolution against Sri Lanka at the recent UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) session in Geneva, one would have thought the country would feel effectively cornered. However, a day after the resolution was adopted, Sri Lanka only seemed too pleased, thanks to its neighbour.
