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May 29, 2026
Politics/Sri Lanka

Rajiv Gandhi Assassination: 35 Years On

Thirty-five years ago, on 21 May 1991, a historic tragedy occurred when former Prime Minister of India, Rajiv Gandhi—one of the most influential leaders of his time—was assassinated in Tamil Nadu. In

Politics/Sri Lanka

Northern Gamble Reshapes Sri Lanka Politics

A new political movement is quietly gathering momentum in northern and eastern Sri Lanka, raising fresh questions about the future of Tamil politics, the durability of the government’s support base and the unresolved demands that have shaped the island’s post-war

May 12, 2026

Sri Lanka’s “Neutrality” Is A Tactical Canny Move — Exiled Tamil Government PM

Human Rights/Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka’s claim of neutrality in global geopolitics is a “tactical canny move” designed to conceal deeper strategic alignments, according to the Prime Minister

History Cannot Repeat: My Talk with M. R. Narayan Swamy

Interviews/Sri Lanka

Editor’s Note: This is an Extended Version of the Author’s Earlier Report Winter had just begun in New Delhi, and the day after my

Rajiv Gandhi Assassination: 35 Years On

May 29, 2026
Politics/Sri Lanka

Thirty-five years ago, on 21 May 1991, a historic tragedy occurred when former Prime Minister of India, Rajiv Gandhi—one of the most influential leaders of his time—was assassinated in Tamil Nadu. In

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Northern Gamble Reshapes Sri Lanka Politics

May 12, 2026
Politics/Sri Lanka

A new political movement is quietly gathering momentum in northern and eastern Sri Lanka, raising fresh questions about the future of Tamil politics, the durability of the government’s support base and the

More

Sri Lanka’s “Neutrality” Is A Tactical Canny Move — Exiled Tamil Government PM

April 21, 2026
Human Rights/Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka’s claim of neutrality in global geopolitics is a “tactical canny move” designed to conceal deeper strategic alignments, according to the Prime Minister of the Transnational Government of Tamil Eelam, Visuvanathan

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History Cannot Repeat: My Talk with M. R. Narayan Swamy

December 24, 2025
Interviews/Sri Lanka

Editor’s Note: This is an Extended Version of the Author’s Earlier Report Winter had just begun in New Delhi, and the day after my arrival, I decided to meet him for a

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The LTTE Is Gone — But Eelam Isn’t

December 5, 2025
Columns/Geopolitics/Sri Lanka

In a recent discourse in New Delhi, respected author and journalist M. R. Narayan Swamy — widely recognized for his extensive work on the LTTE, including his biography of Velupillai Prabhakaran —

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Sri Lanka: The LTTE’s Lost Gold and the Election Gamble

May 5, 2025
Columns/Sri Lanka

Amid the heat of the local government elections, a stock of gold ornaments discovered after the Eelam War has suddenly resurfaced, prompting a flurry of speculation on social media. The Acting IGP,

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Shattered Skies: The Untold Story of the Y-8 Tragedy & Fallen Warriors of the Air Force

January 1, 2025
Sri Lanka

On the morning of November 18, 1995, an event unfolded in the skies above Sri Lanka that starkly illuminated the harsh realities of conflict and the critical importance of inter-service communication. This

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LTTE’s Mystery Weapon: Lessons for Modern Maritime Warfare

December 16, 2024
Columns/Sri Lanka

In October 2008, during the height of the Sri Lankan Civil War, the Sri Lanka Navy (SLN) uncovered a groundbreaking development in asymmetric maritime warfare—a low-profile, manned semi-submersible suicide craft used by

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Is Israel Spearheading the Global Fight Against Terrorists?

October 3, 2024
Defence/Diplomacy/Geopolitics/United States

When Hamas launched an attack against Israel on 7th October 2024, Israel was caught unaware and unprepared. In this attack, around 1,200 people in Israel lost their lives, and around 100 people

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Sri Lanka’s Civil War: How to Defeat an Insurgency — Part 1

September 30, 2024
Columns

This series is based on the Sri Lankan civil war, exploring the experiences of a naval officer who played a crucial role in operations against the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE).

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LTTE Co-Founder Ragavan Calls Common Tamil Candidate a Dangerous Divide

September 17, 2024
Presidential Election 2024

by a Special Correspoendent from Jaffna Chinnaia Rajeskumar, better known as Ragavan and a founding member of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), has issued a stern warning to the Tamil

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Sri Lankan National and Rajiv Gandhi Assassination Case Convict, Santhan, dies

February 28, 2024
India

Santhan alias T Suthendiraraja, a Sri Lankan national and a central figure in the infamous Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, breathed his last on Wednesday morning at a hospital in Chennai. His demise

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