In the 16th.Century, the principality of Sitawaka, in South Central Sri Lanka acquired a reputation for resolutely opposing the Portuguese who were trying to dominate the Western coastline which was the principal entry point for Europeans.
Sitawaka’s King, Mayadunne (1521-1581),...
Colombo, October 5:
The Taliban regime in Afghanistan is likely to get international economic support if not de jure diplomatic recognition, sooner than generally expected.
Indications of this are seen in two recent events: (1) the proceedings of the Russian-led conclave...
The killing of Canadian Sikh separatist Hardeep Singh Nijjar in Canada allegedly by Indian intelligence, is seen in India as stemming from the “Khalistan” issue and in Canada as a national sovereignty and freedom of expression issue.
Both these standpoints...
“Let’s put ancient feuds in the past”, says an edit in the Canadian daily Toronto Sun
There’s an adage about one man’s terrorist being another man’s freedom fighter. The problem for a third-party country caught in the middle is figuring...
The US Commission for International Religious Freedom (USCIRF reports to the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Minority Issues
Washington, September 21 (PTI): There is a “steady” and “alarming” erosion of fundamental rights, particularly of religious and other minorities in India,...
To address an acute gender imbalance in the Indian parliament and State Legislators the Lower House of the Indian parliament on Wednesday passed a bill to reserve 33% of seats for women.
While it was obvious that the bill was...
The Centre for Policy Alternatives (CPA) observes that the Sri Lankan Government published an ‘Anti-terrorism Bill’ in the Gazette, on the 22nd of March 2023. This Bill seeks to abolish the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA) and introduce an...
Women in Sri Lanka’s Estate sector have issues of their own but these are hardly recognized, highlighted and redressed whether within the plantation structure or in the larger Sri Lankan State structure, says Mythri Jegathesan, Associate Professor of Anthropology...
:Caste discrimination, which essentially applies to the Dalits (a group at the bottom of the Hindu caste hierarchy) is part of the ideological baggage that upper-caste Indians carry when they migrate to the US.
And the Dalits, who migrate to...
Only 2% of the scientists and engineers in the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) were from elite engineering institutions like the Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT), an inquiry under the Right ...
Matale Vadivelan's collection of short stories titled "Vallamai Tarayo" has received huge recognition in Tamil Nadu. This volume of short stories has received great praise among Tamil scholars as a collection of literature depicting the hardships of life for...
Events involving Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau during the G20 summit in New Delhi last week indicate that India-Canada relations have descended to a new low.
Chances of the relationship emerging from the trough appear to be slim because of...
