The furore over the Tamil boycott ignores a central question: under what conditions is the act of voting central to democratic governance?
There are unassailable limits to the impact the Tamil electorate can have on the island’s political system.
The assertion that peace requires the urgent democratisation of the Northeast conceals an unwillingness to confront two unavoidable realities of Sri Lankan politics.
Congress must pressure Sri Lanka's new President on Clause 1.8 of the Ceasefire agreement
'We love our country and we belong to a party formed by the first Prime Minister of Sri Lanka'
Why, having quietly backed the UNP at previous Parliamentary elections, are the Tigers now uninterested when the most powerful political office in the country is up for grabs?
A close examination of Ranil Wickremesinghe's policies and his brand of UNP also reveals latent Sinhala nationalist tendencies.
The winner of the Nov. 17 election is not going to give up his powers easily.
Why has the international community’s extraordinary focus recently on humanitarian standards has been received with such skepticism?
Do the Tamils really expect the international community to heed our call? Or is there another reason for the Resurgence events?