The Tigers’ Shadow
Is a lasting peace in Sri Lanka possible?
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Is a lasting peace in Sri Lanka possible?
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In some South and Southeast Asia countries, worrisome signs of a slide toward militarism in a region where democracy had planted some roots.
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As the cease-fire between the Tamil Tiger terrorist group and the Sri Lankan government crumbles, the South Asian nation is on the verge of being engulfed in another round of its decades-old civil war.
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A profile of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), a separatist terrorist group that seeks an independent state in areas in Sri Lanka inhabited by ethnic Tamils.
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Sri Lanka's government has scored a string of wins in its long-standing civil war with Tamil militants. But it faces the challenge of integrating its Tamil minority.
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Sri Lanka democracy activist Ahilan Kadirgamar paints a bleak picture for the country in 2008 after the collapse of a six-year-old truce between the government and the separatist Tamil Tigers.
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In a NYT op-ed, co-chairman of the International Crisis Group Chris Patten discusses the choices facing Sri Lankan voters during the 2010 presidential elections, in the wake of violent ethnic conflict.
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Mahinda Rajapaksa, president of Sri Lanka, writes how the island-nation fought terrorism for twenty-five years and is now turning attention toward winning the peace.
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"A mass slaughter of civilians will take place Tuesday at noon. And everyone knows it."
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This International Crisis Group report examines factors that undermine development in Sri Lanka's Eastern Province and recommends new policies to help areas of Sri Lanka affected by the war.
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Post-LTTE Tamil politics will have to move beyond ethnic and territorial concerns to forge solidarity among minorities, in order to reframe the 'national question' in Sri Lanka, says Ahilan Kadirgamar.
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In this policy research working paper, the World Bank aims to examine the resulting impact of climate change on hydropower projects. Three projects are considered: India, Sri Lanka, and
Vietnam.
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South Asia expert Teresita Schaffer says a decisive victory for Congress Party in Indian elections and a possible end to the civil war in Sri Lanka could bolster a region buffeted by conflict.
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