Somini Sengupta

Take aid from China and take a pass on Human Rights

Mar 25

FOR 25 years, the dirty little war on the island in the Indian Ocean has stretched its octopus arms across the world. The ethnic Tamil diaspora has provided vital funding for separatist Tamil Tigers; remittances from Sri Lankan workers abroad have propped up the economy; the government has relied on foreign assistance to battle the insurgency.
Sri Lanka turns to China and India, away from West

Chinese aid grew last year to nearly $1 billion, eclipsing Sri Lanka’s longtime biggest donor, Japan. India’s aid reached $500 million.
Misery and death stalk Jaffna

A new fear, more ominous than anything people recall from their grim past: a spate of mysterious abductions usually carried out during curfew, when soldiers and stray dogs rule the streets.
Spectre of kidnappings returns to Sri Lanka

Mysterious abductions have come to haunt Sri Lanka once more.