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Bollywood’s Tamil Eelam Problem
Bollywood has long been guilty of distorting historical narratives for commercial appeal. But when such distortion targets an oppressed people’s liberation struggle, it transcends fiction and becomes a political act. Over the past decade, India’s Hindi-language film and streaming industry has repeatedly vilified the Tamil Eelam liberation movement, portraying it as terrorist fanaticism rather…

The first of many hurdles

Dec 15, 2005
Jana Nayagam
Optimism stemming from Rajapakse’s reversal on Norway’s role as facilitator is untenable.

A change in tack

Dec 9, 2005
Eelam Cinema
The attacks in Jaffna mark a new approach to the ongoing shadow war – and send an unmistakable message to Colombo.

No exceptions to ban on torture

Dec 8, 2005
Louise Arbour
The trend of seeking “diplomatic assurances” allegedly to overcome the risk of torture is very troubling.

The killings must be investigated

Dec 8, 2005
Philip Alston
‘Many areas of the North and East have become zones of impunity for killers with different motivations and affiliations’

It does not matter a jot to the Tamils

Nov 25, 2005
Ivan Pedropillai
Rajapakse has now won the prize that he has always wanted. It is up to him to abandon his racist allies and pursue peace.

Liberal economics and illiberal politics

Nov 24, 2005
Jana Nayagam
Contemporary views tend not to associate ethno-supremacists with pro-globalisation policies.

When can minority votes count?

Nov 23, 2005
Vidya Cumaraswamy
The furore over the Tamil boycott ignores a central question: under what conditions is the act of voting central to democratic governance?

The paradox of the Tamil vote

Nov 16, 2005
Jana Nayagam
There are unassailable limits to the impact the Tamil electorate can have on the island’s political system.

A deficit in Sri Lankan democracy?

Nov 16, 2005
Vidya Cumaraswamy
The assertion that peace requires the urgent democratisation of the Northeast conceals an unwillingness to confront two unavoidable realities of Sri Lankan politics.

Disarm the paramilitaries

Nov 16, 2005
Tamil Americans for Peace and Justice
Congress must pressure Sri Lanka's new President on Clause 1.8 of the Ceasefire agreement
The first of many hurdles
A change in tack
No exceptions to ban on torture
The killings must be investigated
It does not matter a jot to the Tamils
Liberal economics and illiberal politics
When can minority votes count?
The paradox of the Tamil vote
A deficit in Sri Lankan democracy?
Disarm the paramilitaries
The first of many hurdles
A change in tack
No exceptions to ban on torture
The killings must be investigated
It does not matter a jot to the Tamils
Liberal economics and illiberal politics
When can minority votes count?
The paradox of the Tamil vote
A deficit in Sri Lankan democracy?
Disarm the paramilitaries