Sri Lanka - from here to eternity
Sri Lanka may win the battle against Tamil Tigers
but not the war as “they have’nt got the Tamils on their side -N. K.
Narayanan, National Security Advisor (India)
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Festive air in Kataragama
The air smells of kerosene and jasmine flower.
Young men crack whips as thick as cobras, while others skilfully
twirl fire, leaving circular trails of light. There is rhythmic
drumming and tribal dancing.
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Trade in energy: need and opportunity of the hour in South Asia
A famous newspaper headline in the 1992 UK
general election suggested that ‘if Kinnock wins today will the last
person to leave Britain please turn out the lights.’ Perhaps we
should re-phrase and re-contextualise this for SAARC nations that
‘if SAARC leaders cannot ensure more progress in regional trade, the
lights will go out while we are still debating.’
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