Don’t Cry For Me, Jonathan
By Blind Spot Jonathan Miller of Channel 4 notoriety is shedding tears for the difficulties that he says the journalists in Sri Lanka are facing. His concerns are touching. Reading his note last week,...
View ArticleOh, Cameron! Why Have You Forsaken Tim, Deirdre And Iona?
By Blind Spot The names, Tim Macpherson, Deirdre Higham and Iona Macpherson obviously mean nothing to the Right Honourable Prime Minister of Her Majesty’s Government, David Cameron. But, maybe it is...
View ArticleThe “Perception” Business
By Blind Spot In the distant past, the macro measures of many Asian and African countries and emerging nations were weak and dismal. In many of those countries, economic growth was woefully stagnant;...
View ArticleThe UN Must Introduce Secret Balloting For Its Voting
By Blind Spot In any election where a “free vote” is expected to be exercised, certain norms of conduct are essential to be followed to make the election free and fair. For example, if a candidate or...
View ArticleSambanthan: Work With Colombo, Not Washington!
By Blind Spot An injured person is helped on the sidewalk near the Boston Marathon finish line following the explosion in Boston in April last year On April 15, 2013, the Boston Marathon was bombed by...
View ArticleSenate Resolution Opens New Opportunities
By Blind Spot On Thursday 27 February 2014 in Washington DC, 11 US Senators tabled a Resolution in the Senate expressing support for the “internal rebuilding, resettlement and reconciliation within Sri...
View ArticleTime To Establish A Self-governed Tamil State In Canada
By Blind Spot The issue regarding a separate homeland for the Tamils of the world has been a matter that has evoked considerable interest over the past half a century or so. From the 1950s to about the...
View ArticleEU Must Have Only One Vote, Not 28!
By Blind Spot The USA comprises 51 member states. Russia is composed of 85. India has 28 member states. Australia has 6. All the member states of these countries have their respective Parliaments,...
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