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Did Mullivaikkal End History?
The full text of a speech delivered by Father Jeewantha Peiris on May 16, 2026, at the SEDEC Caritas Hall, at an event organised by the Movement for Equal Rights. _____ I think it is very important that in this evening’s discussion we ask the question of whether Mullivaikkal marks the end of history, because what we are still reading is history written by someone. Most of the time, we…

What does ‘territorial integrity’ mean now?

Aug 12, 2008
Jim Headley
Abkhazia and South Ossetia near independence on Russian ‘u-turn’ after Kosovo

‘Neighbours’, but so what?

Jul 29, 2008
Ashanthi
On 25th Anniversary of Black July, the article examines Sri Lankan inter-ethnic relations and the potential for a repeat of Black July.

Once bitten, never shy-India's Sri Lanka policy?

Jul 15, 2008
PC Vinoj Kumar
Setting aside domestic Tamil sensitivities, the Indian government appears to have involved itself in a full-fledged proxy war in Sri Lanka.

Loud echoes of a bloody past

Jul 1, 2008
J. T. Janani
In the third of a series on genocide, a detailed examination of pre-1994 Rwanda and today’s Sri Lanka finds striking parallels.

Remember Quebec? The Tamils are no different

Jun 17, 2008
Vel Velauthapillai
One Tamil responds to the Canadian government’s terrorism ban on the WTM.

Genocide or Politicide? And why does it matter?

Jun 17, 2008
J. T. Janani
The criminalisation of the demand for Tamil Eelam is the enabler for genocide.

Sri Lanka: the blind spot in genocide theory

Jun 3, 2008
J. T. Janani
The first of a three part series on genocide, politicide and international failure in Sri Lanka.

Insecurity and the lessons of history

May 20, 2008
J. T. Janani
How does one community become ‘the enemy within’ to another?

A new era of ‘South-South’ alliances?

May 6, 2008
Lead Story
How Sri Lanka’s leading state-owned newspaper saw the new Iran - Sri Lanka partnership

The Tamil liberation struggle & the new Cold War

May 6, 2008
Nadesan Satyendra
The strategic significance of Sri Lanka in the Indian Ocean region.
What does ‘territorial integrity’ mean now?
‘Neighbours’, but so what?
Once bitten, never shy-India's Sri Lanka policy?
Loud echoes of a bloody past
Remember Quebec? The Tamils are no different
Genocide or Politicide? And why does it matter?
Sri Lanka: the blind spot in genocide theory
Insecurity and the lessons of history
A new era of ‘South-South’ alliances?
The Tamil liberation struggle & the new Cold War
What does ‘territorial integrity’ mean now?
‘Neighbours’, but so what?
Once bitten, never shy-India's Sri Lanka policy?
Loud echoes of a bloody past
Remember Quebec? The Tamils are no different
Genocide or Politicide? And why does it matter?
Sri Lanka: the blind spot in genocide theory
Insecurity and the lessons of history
A new era of ‘South-South’ alliances?
The Tamil liberation struggle & the new Cold War