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The Geopolitical Complexities Around the Indian Intervention in Sri Lanka in 1987

  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

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Cassandra Fernando Secures Spot in Australian Parliament

WIKIPEDIA … Cassandra Fernando (born 18 September 1987) is a Sri Lankan-born Australian politician and trade unionist who has been serving as the member of parliament (MP) for the Victorian division of Holt since 2022. She is a member of … Continue reading

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An OVERVIEW of India’s Test Performances ….

S Rajesh 27-Nov-2025      in news Item entitled “India’s Test debacle: outbowled, outbatted and out-tossed too” The last time India lost five out of seven Tests at home was in the 1950s, and here are the reasons why. Lowest … Continue reading

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England’s County Championship Dawns & Draws “THOUGHTS”

Interviews by Vithushan Ehantharajah, Alan Gardner, Andrew Miller and Matt Roller. The County Championship season gets underway on Friday, bringing with it a sense of excitement and renewal after Rob Key’s recent pledge to repair the broken relationship between the … Continue reading

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Nayeem Secures 5-Wicket Haul at Galle

Madushka Balasuriya in ESPNcricinfo, 20 June 2025 …………..In article entitled “Shanto, Shadman stretch Bangladesh’s lead after Nayeem’s five-for” Sri Lanka and Bangladesh ran each other neck and neck all day, with Bangladesh now 187 runs ahead

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Machiavelli on The Vicious ‘Skeletons’ Inherent Within Politics

A CIRCULAR from Kumar Kirinde … … with highlighting emphasis imposed by The Editor, Thuppahi Dear RAFOA member, Now that another presidential election is due in a few weeks’ time in our beloved country … Sri Lanka. I thought that … Continue reading

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A Zealot in USA targets Sri Lanka

Rohana R. Wasala, in The Island, 10 September 2025, with this title “The root of all evil” Professor Michael K. Jerryson of Youngstown State University, Ohio, USA,  testified on the subject of ‘Human Rights Concerns in Sri Lanka’ before the … Continue reading

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Koenigsberg’s Analysis of Human Warfare is Relevant Today … Now

Andrew Hammer, whose article is entitled “Understanding Human Destructiveness Through Social Psychology and Cultural Analysis” War and genocide are among the most catastrophic events in human history, marked by the deliberate infliction of pain, suffering, and death on large populations. … Continue reading

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Misunderstanding Manorani Saravanamuttu’s Character in Film

A Critical Review of the Film “RANI” which is entitled “Did Rani Miss Manorani?” with the sub-title “A film that avoids the “Mannerism” of a Biopic” by Rani Bhagya Rajapakshe ….  “This is only how Manorani sees Richard. It doesn’t have … Continue reading

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Sri Lanka Police: Headless At A Critical Moment

Merril Gunaratne, in morningLK, 11 August 2024, where the headline reads “The Police: A ‘headless’ body for the election”  Any organisation, be it professional, social, or sports, has to be led. The leader steers the organisation on a charted path to … Continue reading

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