Nanda Godage … with a title imposed by the Editor
India is without doubt the most important country to us not only because of her proximity and our blood relationship but also because she is developing into becoming a Super Power and because of her capacity to do us harm. Our security and development are our foremost national interests and, therefore, India is indeed the most important country to us on the planet. 
The Island on Sunday carried a front page report filed in an Indian newspaper to the effect that our High Commissioner described as ‘India friendly’ had been recalled. When the new administration took over we expected a professional approach to the management of our external relations, but some actions such as this are similar to those indulged in by the previous administration. We saw our foreign relations mismanaged in recent years with ‘relations of the rulers’ who had neither the qualifications nor the temperament nor knowledge nor understanding of diplomacy and international relations being appointed to promote our national interests; but there were indeed a few exceptions and one such was the appointment of Prof. Sudarshan Seneviratne as our High Commissioner to India. He obtained a doctorate from a prestigious Indian University and is a much respected man in Delhi and, above all, that had close friends in high places in the administration which is a tremendous asset and advantage to us; removing him merely because he was appointed by the previous administration is undoubtedly a stupid act and against the interests of the country. Continue reading
