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Dr Tony Donaldson  The 1987 Sri Lanka crisis serves as a quintessential case study in the inherent contradictions of the “Rules-Based International Order.” During this episode, India violated Sri Lankan airspace—blatantly ignoring sovereignty to conduct a “humanitarian” airdrop—only to immediately … Continue reading →

Lakshman Gunasekara in GROUNDVIEWS, 23 December 2025, with  this title “Trumpian America’s Unwitting Christmas Gift to Global South” Photo courtesy of Tyla “Every cloud has a silver lining,” wrote English poet-philosopher and leading 17th century civil servant John Milton in … Continue reading →

KKS Perera …. responding to a circular request from The Editor, TPS, for “Thoughts and/or Lessons for the World from the Consequences of the Indian Government’s Military Intervention in Sri Lanka in 1987″  … ………with highlights and photographs being the … Continue reading →

  KKS Perera, responding to a Challenging TPS Item from Michael Roberts at https://thuppahis.com/2026/03/03/us-iran-war-any-lessons-from-sri-lanka-in-1987-et-seq/ History seldom unfolds in neat moral binaries. The crisis of 1987 between India and Sri Lanka was not simply about humanitarian concern for Tamil civilians, nor … Continue reading →

Insights, analysis and must reads from CNN’s Fareed Zakaria and the Global Public Square team, compiled by Global Briefing editor Chris Good ….. under the title “Countdown to War Crimes?” “A whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought … Continue reading →