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Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru with President Ho Chi Minh in Hanoi on October 29, 1954.-THE HINDU PHOTO LIBRARY

A friendship renewed

External Affairs Minister K. Natwar Singh's visit to Vietnam further consolidates the foreign policy gains of the past and gives a boost to bilateral

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The lessons from Dien Bien Phu

The historic defeat of the French colonial forces in Dien Bien Phu 50 years ago, seen by the people of the Third World as a significant event in the s

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Stepping stone to a separate state

The LTTE proposals are intended to pave the way for the immediate establishment of a de facto Tamil Eelam.

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LTTE cadre in northern Sri Lanka. In the perception of the international community, the LTTE continues forcible recruitment, including the recruitment of children into its ranks.-SRIYANTHA WALPOLA

Crisis deepens

With the LTTE keen on extending the territorial jurisdiction of its de facto state to the whole of the North-East and the Sri Lankan government ruling

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A group of Sri Lankan Tamil refugees at Paradi near Dhanushkodi. A file picture.-K. GAJENDRAN

Between fear and hope

Hopes of a lasting peace and the possible revival of the war-ravaged economy provide the necessary backdrop for the safe return of Sri Lankan refugees

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How long will the euphoria last?

THE statement by Anton Balasingham, the spokesman of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) and the leader of its negotiating team in Bangkok, th

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Singing the same tune

An analysis of the context of the press conference for insights into the LTTE's evolving strategy leads to the important question: Is Prabakaran once

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The Tigers' soft image

LTTE supremo V. Prabakaran's speeches in the past three years have been the organisation's statements of objectives. In the present context, their foc

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India as a safe haven?

Pro-LTTE forces in the country are regrouping and strengthening themselves as the assassination of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi has started fadi

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In search of a new identity

A passionate debate is on among the 'Indian Tamils' in Sri Lanka about the need for the community to assert its separate identity and to achieve for i

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Land of the displaced

An estimated 6.57 lakh people in Sri Lanka have been uprooted from their homes owing to the ongoing ethnic conflict and are undergoing the trauma that

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Towards peace, with caution

Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam chief V. Prabakaran's peace offensive is part of a desperate attempt to win back international favour and, as the Ind

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