By Charles Ponnuthurai Sarvan I’ve never met the author (hereafter sometimes referred to as BS), a medical doctor long settled in Australia, but have
Category: Politics
Jayalalithaa; Amma (The Matriarch)
A special report from our Chennai correspondent Innamburan “Sometimes it’s not enough to know what things mean, sometimes you have to know what things don’t mean.”
Mea Culpa: Why sorry doesn’t seem to be the hardest word
By Dawood Ali McCallum “That was a mistake. I’m sorry about that. I take responsibility.” “I said it, I was wrong, and I apologize.”
Can we trust our politicians any more?
We all know that the result of this ill-thought out referendum was a disaster for the country. Following the result, Boris and Farage now have
Did the BoZos get the BREXIT Referendum right?
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Enforced disappearance of persons in Sri Lanka: Legacy and ongoing challenges
By M.C.M. Iqbal (This is an abridged version of a presentation made at a meeting at the University of London on 25th April, 2016) http://groundviews.org/2016/05/19/enforced-disappearances-in-sri-lanka-legacy-and-ongoing-challenges,/
History Was Made Today
By Malathy Sitaram Friday, the 24th of June, 2016 will go down in British History as the day of a seismic political shock that shook
Indian Elections 2016: Pandora’s Box!
By Innamburan, our Chennai Correspondant “Once you hear the details of victory, it is hard to distinguish it from a defeat.” – Jean-Paul Sartre India has a
Confluence May 2016 issue
Confluence May 2016 issue