Sri Lankan lesson
AFTER three decades of protracted conflict Sri Lanka finally crushed the Tamil rebels of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) in 2009. Can Pakistan replicate the Sri Lankan strategy?…
The growing divide
WHEN violent clashes erupted between the majority Sinhalese Buddhists and Muslims in the Sri Lankan town of Aluthgama in mid-June, many said these were the worst clashes between the two…
No winning wars under divided leaderships
The army deaths in Fateh Jang caused by a suicide bomber, the deaths in Bajaur, other incidents in Fata – do we need any more reminders of the fact that…
Towards the demise of the Commonwealth
Officially, the main focus of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) held in the Sri Lankan capital on November 15-17 was ‘growth with equity: inclusive development’. At the conclusion…
Pakistan’s Lankan affair
In a meeting with External Affairs Minister G.L. Peiris last week, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif expressed his admiration for Sri Lanka’s “unremitting endeavours for promoting economic independence, human dignity and…
PPP, R.I.P?
AN old Native American saying gives this sage advice: `If you are unfortunate enough to find yourself on a dead horse, the best strategy is to dismount immediately. Sadly, I…
PPP, R.I.P?
An old Native American saying gives this sage advice: “If you are unfortunate enough to find yourself on a dead horse, the best strategy is to dismount immediately.” Sadly, I…
Extinction of the Tigers?
Not long after President Mahinda Rajapaksa declared victory on Sunday, a spokesman for the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) indirectly admitted defeat. Events in Sri Lanka have for months…
Sri Lanka polls and Pakistan
SRI Lanka is preparing to hold parliamentary elections on April 8 to elect 225 members to the country’s 14th parliament. The United People’s Freedom Alliance (UPFA) led by current President…
