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THOUGHT for the Day

Education is simply the soul of a society as it passes from one generation to another
- G. K. Chesterson

 

‘NAM must work towards truly representative UN’

Today, NAM gives voice to over 120 sovereign nation states and millions of people they represent. The challenges in the contemporary world, especially in multilateralism as a result of the absence of open and transparent dialogue with respect to diversity and pluralism, is a matter of concern. It is in such trying circumstances that we should lay greater emphasis on upholding the values and norms of NAM. They have enduring relevance in striking a balance in the manner the real politics of the contemporary world are conducted. As one of the founding members of this Movement, Sri Lanka reaffirms its steadfast support and commitment to our collective efforts in preserving and promoting the core principles of NAM,

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Reconciliation and the issue of identities

The Nakba (‘Catastrophe’ in Arabic) is the name given to the ethnic ‘cleansing’ of Palestine of almost its entire Arab population. Zochrot (‘remembering’ in Hebrew) is an Israeli group dedicated to educating the Jewish population about the Nakba.

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The pull of the states on New Delhi

If coalition compulsions played a major role, almost as big as US pressure, in India's vote against Sri Lanka at the UNHRC in March, these compulsions now appear to be causing growing concerns about the stability of the Indian government, with New Delhi being compelled to share much more power than ever before with the states.

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Peri Sundaram - patriot, freedom fighter and workers’ champion - Part II

The Labour portfolio - ‘the greatest challenge’

The Labour portfolio presented Peri Sundaram with the greatest challenge of his career. Under a colonial administration workers were treated no better than serfs and the basic right to organize and to bargain collectively was ‘Pie in the sky’ for Ceylonese labour. An abundant supply of cheap ‘captive’ labour to work the plantations and to maintain roads, railways and the port of Colombo to transport and ship the cash crops was the order of the day and the question of workers’ rights did not figure in the colonial equation,

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