Chartering Our Future / Colonial & Neo colonial / Crimes of the West / Diplomatic Corps in Sri Lanka / International Issues / Sri Lanka Politics / West/Asian Politics / Western hypocrisy
by Shenali Waduge · Published 31st July 2022
US foreign policy does not change whatever party comes to power. American Exceptionalism is at the forefront of US foreign policy for Democrats & Republicans. Soft-power tools are terms “democracy” “freedoms” “rights” “gender equality”...
Chartering Our Future / Diplomatic Corps in Sri Lanka / Ethno-Religious Issues / LTTE crimes / LTTE Diaspora / Tamil-LTTE Self-Determination/Eelam / War on Terror / Separatism
by Shenali Waduge · Published 28th July 2022
An organization by the acronym PEARL located in Washington DC, USA has written to Singapore’s Attorney General’s department to investigate the former President Gotabaya Rajapakse. On what grounds can lobbyists insist on investigating...
Are we barking up the wrong tree? We often target the politicians little realizing that most often they act on advice given to them. In such a scenario, have we omitted to look...
Chartering Our Future / Diplomatic Corps in Sri Lanka / INGO-NGO issues / Lessons for Sri Lanka / Political Parties / Role of Media / West/Asian Politics / Western hypocrisy
by Shenali Waduge · Published 25th July 2022
Let us compare how the international community reacted to 2 incidents of riots targeting State buildings in US & Sri Lanka & the hypocrisy of those issuing statements in response to both incidents....
Chartering Our Future / Ethno-Religious Issues / Lessons for Sri Lanka / LTTE Diaspora / Sri Lanka Politics / Tamil-LTTE Self-Determination/Eelam
by Shenali Waduge · Published 24th July 2022
Gary Anandasangaree left Sri Lanka in 1980 with his mother after his parents separated. His father V Anandasangaree was a signatory of the Vaddukoddai Resolution. Gary has met his father only a couple...
Chartering Our Future / Colonial & Neo colonial / Constitution Related / Lessons for Sri Lanka / Sri Lanka Politics
by Shenali Waduge · Published 21st July 2022
Sri Lanka’s Parliament consists of 225 Members of Parliament from which 196 are elected by the People and 29 are not-elected but nominated by the respective parties & enter depending on the allocation...
Chartering Our Future / Colonial & Neo colonial / Crimes of the West / Diplomatic Corps in Sri Lanka / International Issues / Lessons for Sri Lanka / Political Parties / Role of West & Alliances / West/Asian Politics / Western hypocrisy
by Shenali Waduge · Published 21st July 2022
The term “democracy” has become a tool used to undermine democracy in the name of democracy by interfering into the internal affairs of countries & causing mayhem. What the CIA did back in the...
Chartering Our Future / Constitution Related / Lessons for Sri Lanka / Political Parties / Sri Lanka Politics
by Shenali Waduge · Published 19th July 2022
Right to Reject is an alternative to the Right to Recall that is currently being proposed. Right to Reject happens prior to candidates entering Parliament while Right to Recall is a system after...
Chartering Our Future / Colonial & Neo colonial / INGO-NGO issues / International Issues / Sri Lanka Politics
by Shenali Waduge · Published 18th July 2022
In April 2021, Sri Lanka’s President Gotabaya Rajapakse banned chemical fertilizer. The decision was sudden & no one really knew who advised the President. It now emerges that the President was advised by...
Chartering Our Future / Colonial & Neo colonial / Ethno-Religious Issues / INGO-NGO issues / International Issues / Political Parties / Role of SL Govt / National Army / Sri Lanka Politics
by Shenali Waduge · Published 17th July 2022
Democracy is all about electing people to office as people’s representatives. However, people have to put up with them until their term is complete to change them. Either there has to be a mechanism...
