U.S. is at it again. This time around trying to influence Indian elections
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- 06 Apr 2014 05:44
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- 31 Mar 2014 11:49
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Phillip ... The aftermath of the elections at home is going to be very interesting.In all probability,both Vaiko and Dr.Swamy will be on the winning tkt.,but both have diametrically opposite views of the LTTE.They are to Swamy the Trojan horse sent by the Yanquis that assassinated Rajiv G and kille...
- 12 May 2013 03:16
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Philip said ... It was an agreement between IG and Mrs. B's respective govts. of the time.An international agreement.I am sure that it was passed by both parliaments. Not according to Wiki. Ownership of the island was controversial up until 1974 as during British Rule this island was administered b...
- 29 Apr 2013 16:58
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Singha http://www.firstpost.com/world/attacks- ... 93521.html I think this link was meant to show how bad Sinhalese started treating Muslims in SL. But please read the comments of your country men, then you will realize the hipocracy. Having said that, what Sinhalese are doing right now is an extre...
- 27 Apr 2013 15:44
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Singha I am getting the feeling the Rajpaksa brothers while may have been the right wartime leadership are not the ones who can deliver the economic growth needed to meet expectations and take it to the next level up. What the country the most right now is the stability. This brings the investor co...
- 14 Apr 2013 05:54
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Chetak said ... India has been taken in by sinhala cunning once again.We foolishly helped in the extermination of the ltte and and without the ltte we have lost our leverage. This is why we should be extremely careful with Indian's. You are still be moaning the fact the LTTE is gone. You some times...
- 26 Mar 2013 13:58
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habal Only thing that threatens one about Sri Lanka is that if this Rajapakshe dude continues to remain in power, it gives the international community a leverage in Sri Lanka. Get rid of him and bring in someone who seems more neutral then things get more manageable. That Rajapashe dude is the best...
- 26 Mar 2013 13:47
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Burning Lanka doesn't always work out well Swapan Dasgupta http://author.toiblogs.com/right-and-wrong/entry/burning_lanka_doesn_t_always_work_out_well The ire of Colombo will not be directed at the US which sponsored the resolution. Washington is too powerful and too remote for Sri Lanka to even at...
- 23 Mar 2013 16:58
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Addressing a news conference in Colombo, the group's general secretary, Galagoda Aththe Gnanasara, said the Muslim attire was creating all kinds of social and security issues. "We will fight until this attire is banned from this country, so that there is no chance to unofficially enforce the I...
- 23 Mar 2013 16:54
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Javee There lies your problem, why do you need to "control" muslims or tamils or hindus or martians? Javee, are you trying to deliberately misquote me? I was contradicting another fellow blogger, stating even if we try, it is not a possibility. It is even silly to consider controlling oth...
- 22 Mar 2013 14:53
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Carl Sri Lanka’s Muslim minority is increasingly finding itself the target of Sinhala-Buddhist nationalists: a campaign against halal, attacks on mosques, boycott of their businesses, hate speech, intimidation and threats. Many concerned social activists, researchers and commentators have attempted...
- 21 Mar 2013 16:36
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RajeshA I can well imagine this painting of Sinhalese Buddhism as extremist variety or as turning extremist (aka Paki) a well-coordinated plan! Where have you seen Buddhist monk detonating bombs. Yes we have some radical Buddhist monks amidst us, but that is not the majority of the monks. I am sure...
- 21 Mar 2013 16:13
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SwamyG Post subject: Re: Sri Lanka - News and DiscussionPosted: 20 Mar 2013 20:48 BRF Oldie Nice try there....more fear mongering. Whoaa....tamil nation. You Indians should be scared because tamilians will ask for a separate 'naadu' and want to secede from India, huh? Mate, in 70's Sinahalese must ...
- 19 Mar 2013 17:49
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RajeshA It is not only an Indian problem. If Sri Lankan Sinhalese do not try and heal the aftermath of the war, problems can start again in Sri Lanka. Never ever suggested that it is only an Indian problem. We paid for it over 30 years, with lot of interest. Not only that we are still paying for it...
- 19 Mar 2013 17:41
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Couple of years back when I mentioned that you have a Tamil problem (Tamil Eelam), people in the forum totally reject that Idea. The Sri Lankan Tamils have perfected the art of Propaganda, and are far ahead than Tamil Nadu Tamilians. By being silent in the Sri Lankan situation and allowing for so mu...
- 19 Mar 2013 17:33
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If India wants to get some control over the situation in Sri Lanka, India should start developing constituencies within the Sinhala society. Some powerful families, the Buddhist clergy and the media in Sri Lanka (among Sinhalas) should be in Indian hands. I think this is the last thing India should...
- 11 Feb 2013 17:28
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Phillip said ... A pro-LTTE individual once told me that "the LTTE was strong militarily ,but weak politically".This is why it was defeated.It could not -with its fuhrer as the sole the head of decision-making,garner a political settlement,at least incrementally,when pro-peace Lankan polit...
- 29 Jul 2012 16:34
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Habal ... philip, the Govt of India can only do so much to protect the 'great friend of Gaddafi'. If he wants to get hung by the winds of regime change, we can only do so much. Winds of regime change applies when the majority of the people rally against a dictator (or government). That is not the c...
- 01 Jul 2012 16:10
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Pandyan If it is a statement made my GR or MR, I would bother to respond. If an Idiot make a statement like this, there is no point even bothering to respond. He is just a power minister (Energy) and has nothing to do with military. Most probably he is trying to win some political scores. Can't stan...
- 11 Jun 2012 04:42
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I think some one here was wondering why we were complaining about T'Nadu Nuclear plants. Maybe here is one reason. T’Nadu nuclear wastes to end up in Lankan seas says evaluation report... By Sulochana Ramiah Mohan The Site Evaluation Report (SER) for the Koodankulam Nuclear Power Plant project in Ta...
- 11 Jun 2012 04:03
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China's way of saying back off U.S.A. from Asian waters.China assures military assistance to Sri Lanka in any situation
- 31 May 2012 15:02
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pandyan Post subject: Re: Sri Lanka - News and DiscussionPosted: 31 May 2012 02:45 pm So, you accept if a Syrian wrote something like "SL killed their own citizens because they spoke a different language, why is the international community going easy on SL?". Is that a good counter exampl...
- 30 May 2012 18:22
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RajeshA thusitha ji, there is nothing wrong with some introspection on the part of Sri Lankans too. Right now, you have got a wonderful chance to heal the wounds between Singhala and Tamils. You are wasting valuable time. If the conflict again breaks out, you will come again and curse India for inf...
- 30 May 2012 17:52
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Karan Dixit wrote India did not introduce terrorism to Sri Lanka. Sri Lankans deserve the full credit especially the Singhala majority. You are pitting citizens of your own country against your own country when you use terms like 'Tamils against Sri Lanka'. I am beginning to see why Tamil minority ...
- 27 May 2012 16:41
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chetak wrote It is because of our foolish vote. We should have simply abstained, minded our own business and let sleeping dogs lie before they come looking for us with fangs bared. I recently travelled in India for the first time. Quite a few people I spoke made the same comment. It is good to know...
- 29 Apr 2012 06:19
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chiragAS wrote: Talk about pakiness being creeping in. Lanka Having problem with India's Kudankulam nuclear plant. they are taking this to IAEA I could have understood that they are worried about safety but they are raising it now? what were they doing when we started the constructions years ago. L...
- 31 Aug 2011 19:07
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SwamyG Fine. Past is past.* Will Srilanka reform itself now? Will it accord the dignity and compassion that all humans desire to the tamilians? * It is easy for me to say that because I have not been affected. Tamils are at very high places such as lawyers, doctors, accountants, policemen e.t.c. If...
- 23 Aug 2011 13:27
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Kanson You mean even the looting of national wealth? It is laughable when Indian talks about Corruption. It is rampant in India at highest levels. So, should you be speaking about corruption? You need to get your house in order before you start preaching. I don't know who you represent here, the po...
- 23 Aug 2011 12:45
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Yeah, Chetak and Philip answer the question well. The final outcome is destabilization.SwamyG
1. Why do you consider US is your enemy?
- 23 Aug 2011 12:42
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Name a nation that has not mistreated their minorities. Punishment should be similar to the crime. In our case, it was much higher price.Kanson
The whole problem started as you mistreated Tamils. Everything becomes normal once you start correcting the mess your politicians created.
- 20 Aug 2011 16:02
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Chetak said... The lankans have always had a history of ungratefulness towards India. Like when? When you try to impose your will on 80% of the people to satisfy the demands of less than 8% of the people? Chetak ... But in the ultimate analysis you are just a gnat that will soon be squashed on some...
- 20 Aug 2011 15:59
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JwalaMukhi said ... TN is as India as it can get. So...? what's the gripe? Trying to throw some divide and rule, to see if it sticks. Nice try, but won't fly. But according to Phillip Now this will hav enot only a destabilising effect on Lanka but also a divise effect within India with parochial &q...
- 20 Aug 2011 06:20
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thusitha wrote: SwamyG said ... Quote: Though the USA aid to SL has been declining, now USA has threatened to cut of the aid. Amma's supporters could view it as her influence with Hillary The biggest question is can they afford to give us money? To me they are in a terminal decline. If it comes to ...
- 28 Jul 2011 14:11
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SwamyG said ...
The biggest question is can they afford to give us money? To me they are in a terminal decline.Though the USA aid to SL has been declining, now USA has threatened to cut of the aid. Amma's supporters could view it as her influence with Hillary
- 28 Jul 2011 14:09
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Don't know whether this is 100% correct or not, but SL army didn't innocent civilians the way the Tamil Diaspora claim it to be, which is around 40K Colombo, 28 July, (Asiantribune.com): Latest UNICEF report for July 2011 has blown out the hype of exaggerated repetitions by - international elements ...
- 12 Jul 2011 04:05
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Quick to jump to conclusions. Shows your intellect.Without a consciousness that you are a part of the Indian Civilization, and need to both devote your energy to it and receive your energy from it, you will remain a village idiot!
- 12 Jul 2011 02:48
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If Srilanka does not tow our line and provide a meaningful reconciliation plan for the Tamils, it is fair for us to use any means to force the issue. If SL thinks that they can use PRC and TSP to force our hand, then we have to use what ever is in our arsenal to force their hand. yes the LTTE ventu...
- 10 Jul 2011 11:17
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This is where I got it from and they definitely mentioned BJP.
http://ibnlive.in.com/news/cpi-bjp-read ... 0-118.html
http://ibnlive.in.com/news/cpi-bjp-read ... 0-118.html
- 10 Jul 2011 10:58
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Nosoj said ... Not sure if this reflects the average Sri Lankan , but, just check out the comments on this page. Quite pacqui ! Having interacted with numerous Sri Lankans in the Gulf, I can confirm that the views expressed in the 'comments' share commonality with that I've experienced The common S...
- 02 Oct 2010 05:42
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This is Interesting stuff. Not many Sri Lankans would not know about these. It would be great if you leave it in SL forum as well.Am going to move the posts that relate to history to t he South India history thread....
ramana