16-Feb-2012 Guest Column: Dr Kumar David
Indian External Affairs Minister Krishna’s visit to Colombo came to nought, as I had said earlier (paper No. 4865 dated 16 January 2012 "Sri Lanka: Can Krishna succeed where Brahma has failed?" (http://www.southasiaanalysis.org/papers49/paper4865.html). Eventually, Minister Krishna and President Rajapakse ended up completely contradicting each other. Or was it prearranged; there are conspiracy theories in town. The outcome is that realising Delhi’s ineffective opinion here is moving on its own, though there is still some expectation Washington may force action on some LLRC recommendations.
A statement signed by 40 professionals and intellectuals who represent the conscience of the nation will interest SAAG readers. Unsurprisingly, many liberal intellectuals were unable to support the statement, declaring it “too strongly worded”. An abridged version follows; names of signatories are omitted, the point is the message, not the messenger.
Practical steps to meaningful reconciliation
(A statement by 40 Sri Lankans) Full story>>>
(A statement by 40 Sri Lankans) Full story>>>
