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Lester James Peries: Grand Master of the Cinematic Form
Sachitra Mahendra in Daily News, 5 April 2018 Immediately following Independence, Ceylon roamed in darkness. The country was at a loss. The country was looking for an identity at least for the sake of its majority ethnic group, Sinhalese. The … Continue reading
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Creeping Neo-liberal Stranglehold on Sri Lanka
Tamara Kunanayakam, from Island, in Three Parts with title “Sri LankJune 2018, an sovereignty, non-negotiable!” Sri Lankan sovereignty – its supremacy in domestic policy and its independence in foreign policy – is under a two-pronged attack. In Sri Lanka, the … Continue reading
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Reviewing “Ports of the Ancient Indian Ocean”
Richard Fynes, reviewing Marie-Françoise Boussac, Jean- Françoise Salles & Jean-Baptiste (eds.) Ports of the Ancient Indian Ocean, Delhi: Primus Books. 2016. ISBN 97893840820792 …………… in IIAS Newsletter, Summer 2017 This edited volume delivers much more than is suggested by its title, since it … Continue reading
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Gilani on Trump’s Trans Pacific Partnership
Iftikhar Gilani, 23 November 2016, courtesy of DNA Compared to the previous UPA government’s preference to steer clear of the US-China rivalry, Prime Minister Modi’s tenure so far has been responsive towards US proposals for cooperation in the defence sector. US … Continue reading
