A friendship renewedV. SURYANARAYANExternal Affairs Minister K. Natwar Singh's visit to Vietnam further consolidates the foreign policy gains of the past and gives a boost to bilateral
The lessons from Dien Bien PhuV. SURYANARAYANThe 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
Stepping stone to a separate stateV. SURYANARAYANThe LTTE proposals are intended to pave the way for the immediate establishment of a de facto Tamil Eelam.
Crisis deepensV. SURYANARAYANWith 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
Between fear and hopeV. SURYANARAYANHopes 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
How long will the euphoria last?V. SURYANARAYANTHE statement by Anton Balasingham, the spokesman of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) and the leader of its negotiating team in Bangkok, th
Singing the same tuneV. SURYANARAYANAn analysis of the context of the press conference for insights into the LTTE's evolving strategy leads to the important question: Is Prabakaran once
The Tigers' soft imageV. SURYANARAYANLTTE supremo V. Prabakaran's speeches in the past three years have been the organisation's statements of objectives. In the present context, their foc
India as a safe haven?V. SURYANARAYANPro-LTTE forces in the country are regrouping and strengthening themselves as the assassination of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi has started fadi
In search of a new identityV. SURYANARAYANA 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
Land of the displacedV. SURYANARAYANAn 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
Towards peace, with cautionV. SURYANARAYANLiberation 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
Propaganda blitzkriegV. SURYANARAYANIn making the ceasefire offer, the LTTE appears to have two main objectives: to buy time to equip itself to meet the new security situation, and to co
Mixed signalsV. SURYANARAYANSpeaking from a position of strength, LTTE leader Velupillai Prabakaran offers talks, but will he negotiate?
A mixed pictureV. SURYANARAYANWhile the situation in Jaffna is improving steadily, the picture in other parts of Sri Lanka continues to be bleak.
Chronicle of a failed policyV. SURYANARAYANAssignment Colombo by J.N. Dixit; Konark Publishers Pvt. Ltd, Delhi, 1998; pages 393, Rs. 400.
Freebie phobia: The BJP’s concerted attack on redistributive transfers Although the BJP is against ‘freebies’ in principle, in practice it has been forced to use a version of concessions and transfers to counter the o
SlideshowLiving on the edgeThey are river people, whose lives ebb and flow with the waters of the Brahmaputra in a timeless rhythm. But now, hydroelectric projects and homogenis
