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Ideas of Political Reform Mooted in June 2009: Dilute the Asokan Model
Michael Roberts, in the cover story in FRONTLINE, 19 June 2009, where the title reads “Some pillars for Lanka’s future” One can win the War, but lose the Peace. A cliche this may be, but it is also a hoary … Continue reading →
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Nationalist Excess as Spark for Warfare
Uditha Devapriya, in The Island, 9 December 2022, where the title runs thus: “Some reflections on nationalism, extremism, and warfare” “Ethnonationalism was not a chance detour in European history: it corresponds to some enduring propensities of the human spirit that … Continue reading →
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The Tale of the Indian Peace Keeping Force in Sri Lanka, 1987–1990
Compiled by Gp Capt Kumar Kirinde, SLAF [retd] …. from ………… https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Peace_Keeping_Force and Google Images Introduction The Indian Peace Keeping Force (IPKF) was the Indian military contingent performing a peacekeeping operation in Sri Lanka between 1987 and 1990. It was … Continue reading →
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Jaffna on the Boil in the Late 1970s & My Experiences There
Sarath Amunugama, on “Visit to Jaffna and the Evolving Tamil Political Scene” …. https://island.lk/visit-to-jaffna-and-the-evolving-tamil-political-scene/ ….. Being an Excerpt from volume two of His Autobiography While tensions were rising between the two communities in 1978 I suggested to my Minister Wijetunga … Continue reading →
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Against the Fascist Atrocities in Gaza: A Petition For All to Support
“I met Jean-Pierre and his partner Tamara Kunanayakam over dinner in Battaramulla at some point in 2013 or so with Dayan Jayatilleka and Jeevan Thiagarajah among the party ….and an amiable boxer dog with whom I developed a warm friendship. … Continue reading →
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The Limits of Empiricist Reasoning in Analytical Studies of the Past
Michael Roberts …. being a presentation again of an article presented in June 2014 in the Sri Lanka Guardian with the title “Fashioning History in Sri Lanka.” …. http://www.srilankaguardian.org/2014/06/fashioning-history-in-sri-lanka.html There are several interpersonal exchanges which moulded my thinking before I … Continue reading →
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Deep Currents in Sri Lankan Politics Reappear
Shashik Silva, in Polity, 16 September 2025 where the title runs thus: “Sinhala Buddhist Nationalism and Political Legitimacy in Contemporary Sri Lanka” Cleavage politics has emerged as one of the most defining features of Sri Lanka’s party system and political behaviour … Continue reading →
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Conflicts in Sri Lanka reviewed in 2009 by Muralidhar Reddy
Muralidhar Reddy, in Frontline, vol. 26/20, Sept 26-Oct 09, 2009 where the title reads “Analytical Anthropology” Michael Roberts’ collection of essays on Sri Lankan identity is a breath of fresh air in an atmosphere polluted by callous accounts.
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The Transformations in Colombo Over the Last 150 Years
Nihal Perera, whose chapter 16 is entitled “From colonial outpost to indigenous kleptocratic city” ABSTRACT : This chapter maps out the trajectory of the production, reproduction, and transformation of Colombo through colonial, post-colonial, neoliberal, and kleptocratic periods. Created as part … Continue reading →
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IRAN Now: A Crescendo of ‘Expert’ Opinions…..
ATLANTIC COUNCIL …https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/dispatches/experts-react-the-us-and-israel-just-unleashed-a-major-attack-on-iran-whats-next/ He went big. On Saturday morning, US and Israeli forces unleashed Operation Epic Fury, what US President Donald Trump called “a massive and ongoing” campaign against Iran. He called on the Iranian people to overthrow the regime … Continue reading →
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