Significance of environment in international relations
A series of major environmental catastrophes
around the world helped to focus public attention on the problems
with the environment. The Minamata disaster highlighted the problem
in Japan. We remember the Bhopal incident which caused over 2000
deaths - there are thousands who are still suffering from the
after-effects of Bhopal. Chernobyl occurred around the same time.
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Tribute: The sixth Death Anniversary of Anil
Moonesinghe falls today:
Anil Moonesinghe - A leader par excellence
A nil Moonesinghe was a politician and a trade
unionist from the outset. It had indeed been these involvements that
gave him the necessary tacit knowledge to excel in all the
endeavours in which he was involved. Trade unionism gave him the
impetus to excel in interpersonal relations, whether with top level
workers, with the officers or with the ‘elite’. He moved among
people with consummate skill and ease.
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The anatomy of hatred
As horror unfolded in Mumbai, the most pressing
question in my mind was not who was responsible for this act, but
rather what forces of hatred were so compelling to make a group of
young males seal their fates and those of so many innocent civilians
with such impunity.
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