International Relations of Sri Lanka

Religions and state buildings are historically intertwined. Actions of  Galagoda Attte Gnansara Tera shall be understood in this context.  Victor Ivon seems to miss this point in previous article published in Colombo Telegraph. Once religion was what kept the realm/boarders somewhat coherent and in the shape of a modern state - think about the both Roman Empires. What changed when the Holy one changed into modern nation-states is the inevitable caricaturisation of old ideas around social contracts. This is the period we now recognise as Western Enlightenment. The subjects which once kept within the boarders of states together by good old power and the belief of God now changes into somewhat secular subjects which happened to be living in social contracts. However, it is obvious for those who realise it that even today the core of the Western beliefs are still broadly based on the Christian religious underpinning. It is because of it has a strong appeal to common ethi...

Today is 15th June 201. Time is 2000 GMT.  There are reports coming out from Sri Lanka that Buddhist mobs which is backed by extreme Bodu Bala Sena is attacking the properties of Muslim brothers including their mosques, shops and houses. It is a challenging times for the Government of Sri Lanka. What are the possible steps could be taken to stop violence spreading and preventing further violence in short term? Galagoda Atthe Gnanasara tera is a hateful figure. I have met him few years ago without knowing what will bring us together in our way by our faiths. May be he had an idea of what he wanted to be at the time, but I did not. We hardly conversed but ended up spending about an hour or so together. I drove the car while he was sitting in the passenger seat and one of my relatives is behind.  The point is he has become a monstrous figure that claims to stands for Sinhala Buddhist in post-war Sri Lanka antagonizing ignorant and ill-educated majority Buddhist populatio...

Abstract: This writings make well-informed few remarks about the Pillay’s judgment regarding post-war Sri Lanka.   W hy is Pillay’s judgment so shaky in the case of Sri Lanka? Most of insiders and   acute ob serves are saying so. Pillay, the High Commissioner of the Office of Human Rights, is a fighter in her spirit. Her track record shows that she had never let her deprived past affect her professional carrier. She has an impressive carrier history as a judge and a humanitarian worker. She also acutely aware of the political nature of her appointments. Pillay is no stranger to the state-of-nature in post-war societies either. But it seems, however, this time in the case of Sri Lanka she is bit of far behind of the professionalism expected from her as the High Commissioner. It seems her cultural and religious heritage of being a Tamil origin has gotten her way.  She started fighting the establishment even before she became a lawyer in Apartheid South Africa....