08/09/2011
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Reuters
COLOMBO (Reuters) - Sri Lanka's President Mahinda Rajapaksa on Tuesday started a four-day state visit to China, with support against a Western war crimes push and deeper economic ties on his agenda.Here
07/20/2011
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The Wall Street Journal
Even though Indian foreign policy is not the focus of Mrs. Clinton's visit to Chennai, her trip to Tamil Nadu nonetheless flags an important issue: the dismal state of affairs across the Palk Strait in neighboring Sri Lanka.
The island nation's problems are not entirely of India's making. But New Delhi has failed to slow Sri Lanka's rapid slide toward authoritarianism, protect the rights of minority Tamils, or stem rising Chinese influence. This raises an awkward question about India's quest for great-power status. Simply put, how can India expect more clout on the world stage when it wields so little influence in its own neighborhood?
07/16/2011
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Daily News
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan values its relations with Sri Lanka, which are based on mutual respect, shared civilisational heritage and shared perceptions on a host of issues, President Asif Ali Zardari said on Friday.
06/20/2011
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New York Times
The Sri Lankan government must respond to a damning U.N. report about its conduct in the civil war.
06/10/2010
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The Wall Street Journal
A year ago, Sri Lankan government was being sharply criticized by human rights groups and some western government officials over the severity with which the government destroyed the remaining forces of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam. Still, the country is seeking to rehabilitate its reputation in some international circles, going so far as to hire a public relations firm, London-based Bell Pottinger, to get the small nation more favorable press and hosting last weekend’s International Indian Film Academy awards in Colombo.
06/07/2010
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The Hindu
Sri Lanka's External Affairs Minister G. L Peiris on Sunday set his face against “foreign intervention” in the country's ongoing reconciliation process.
“At this stage, there must not be [any] imputation of mala fides to a sovereign government,” said Prof. Peiris at a plenary session of the ninth Asia Security Summit, organised here by the London-based International Institute for Strategic Studies.
06/04/2010
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World Socialist Web Site
Sri Lankan External Affairs Minister G. L. Peiris visited Washington last week to patch up relations with the US and fend off continuing demands for an international investigation into the war crimes carried out by the Sri Lankan military in the final stages of its war against the separatist Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE).
04/28/2010
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Open Democracy
The end of Sri Lanka’s post-war electoral cycle makes it even more important for the world to stand for justice over the country’s human-rights abuses, says Meenakshi Ganguly.