Sri Lankan refugees
Nearly 100,000 Sri Lankan refugees living in India are not eligible for citizenship under a new law, sparking concerns they may be forced to return to the island nation they…
Justice Ravindra Bhat speaking on Distributive Justice , Poverty and Economic Development
https://youtu.be/tBv0W8m9r3A Justice Ravindra Bhat while speaking on Distributive Justice Distributive justice is concerned with the distribution and allocation of common goods and common burdens. These benefits and burdens span all…
The Evolution of India’s OCI Scheme
https://youtu.be/55tUzaRqh58 Overseas Citizenship of India Scheme ( Ms. Antika Priyadarshi , Intern HRDI ) In response to persistent demands for "dual citizenship" particularly from the Diaspora in North America and…
War’s End in Sri Lanka
The Sri Lankan president, Mahinda Rajapaksa, on Tuesday savored a victory that had eluded every Sri Lankan head of state before him: he declared on television that after more than…
Tamil Tiger planes bomb electricity plant in Colombo
The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) carried out two aerial bombing attacks. The first, which took place at about 10:22 p.m., was aimed at a military camp of Thallady…
Sri Lanka’s Deadly History of Suicide Bombings
For many years, Sri Lanka’s bloody civil war kept tourists at bay. When the 26-year conflict between the Tamil ethnic minority and the government ended in 2009, tourists flocked to the island…
Sri Lanka, like world, again sees scourge of suicide attacks
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — The Easter attacks in Sri Lanka are a bloody echo of decades past in the South Asian island nation, when militants inspired by attacks in…
Sri Lanka Closes In on Leader of the Tamil Tigers
For more than 30 years, Velupillai Prabhakaran has been Sri Lanka's most wanted man. The authorities now believe they have cornered the elusive commander of one of the world's deadliest…
UN report damns failings during Sri Lankan civil war climax
An internal United Nations report has strongly criticised its own officials for failing to protect civilians during the last days of the decades-long civil war in Sri Lanka, saying it could have…
The History of the Tamil Tigers
The conflict between Sri Lanka's government forces and armed Tamil rebels has raged for nearly 60 years. Thousands have died and many more have been made homeless by the fighting. Here…