Professor Mahesh Nirmalan MD, FRCA, PhD, FFICM University of Manchester Ethnocentric politics, appealing to the sentiments of one’s own ethnic group has resulted in several post-colonial countries being trapped in perpetual cycles of conflict. The situation is further complicated when larger nations intervene on behalf of a side with ‘real or perceived’ injustices, or more diabolically, exacerbate these differences to promote their own global ambitions. As a consequence, affected countries are

Former Northern Province Chief Minister and Tamil People's Council Secretary-General Justice C.V. Wigneswaran has sharply criticized the National People's Power (NPP) government, accusing it of acting with "more racial bias and less intellectual understanding than any other party that ruled Sri Lanka" when it comes to restoring self-governing rights to Tamils. Wigneswaran made the remarks recently while inaugurating the Tamil People's Council headquarters on Sir Ponnambalam Ramanathan Road in J

Sri Lanka’s Supreme Court has ordered that a summons be issued to former President Mahinda Rajapaksa in connection with a 2020 sugar import tax concession that allegedly caused the government losses exceeding Rs. 15.8 billion (approximately USD 53 million). Legal sources noted that Rajapaksa — a dominant figure in post-war Sri Lankan politics — has previously avoided direct legal accountability in several corruption inquiries despite substantial evidence of irregularities. However, they suggest

Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya has firmly rejected calls for an international investigation into alleged war crimes in Sri Lanka, insisting that accountability must be pursued through domestic mechanisms—a position that has drawn sharp criticism from Tamil parliamentarians and raised questions about the Prime Minister's apparent ideological shift from her activist past. Government's Stance: Domestic Over International Speaking in Parliament in response to oral questions, Prime Minister Har