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Archive of entries posted on 14th June 2012

Carlton Tournament and ITAK Convention: Two contrasting insights

Dr.Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu Two contrasting insights into reconciliation were on display in the last ten days – one in the field of sports and the other in the field of politics. The former relates to the Carlton Super Seven Rugby Tournament and the latter to the ITAK or Federal Party convention in Batticaloa. The significance of [...]

Foreign policy challenges: Diplomatic honeymoons or unbridled engagements?

By Salma Yusuf A widely held belief among the populace is that the discourse on foreign policyremains the sole prerogative of those in the highest echelons of political power – that is, until presented with a statement by the likes of well-known American political activist, Ron Silver, who declared: ‘I can’t talk about foreign policy [...]