India questions Cameron’s stand
India on Thursday questioned British Prime Minister David Cameron’s style of addressing war crime allegations in Sri Lanka and averred that such style is counterproductive.
Cameron, who left Colombo after attending CHOGM, had set a fourmonth deadline for Sri Lanka to order an independent probe into alleged brutality against civilians or face an international UN-backed investigation.
However, Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa shot back immediately, saying “people in glass houses shouldn’t throw stones”, adding that Sri Lanka would “take its own time” in probing alleged abuses. Government sources in Delhi dismissed Cameron’s approach. “It is not our style to go and talk like Cameron did…this can be counter-productive.
We know what could be an effective approach and our interlocutors also know what India desires,” a senior source said.
Claiming that India has not lost leverage in Sri Lanka after PM’s decision to skip the CHOGM owing to domestic compulsions, the source said, “…The fact that external affairs minister went (there) is a sign of commitment to Sri Lanka… Just as Sri Lanka cannot be wished away, India cannot be wished away. ” Meanwhile, sources clarified that Delhi did not have any favourite in Maldives Presidential polls.
(The Economic Times)
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This is ‘Barata Natyam’ India! If Cameron’s stand is counter productive (which is), India’s absence in CHOGM too is counterproductive.
Losers must not speak.
Indian Govt is a big Loser, as it could not ensure
implementing the 13++ amendment as promised by the SL Govt to Tamils before the Eelam warIV. India can be a great neighbour for Srilanka, but what is the use?
No body says LTTE was good, but they never committed atrocities on Sinhalese women.The present Indian Govt lacks spine when it comes to foreign policy.
Not even the smallest countries like maldives are taking India serious.Unless India does not push SL for implementing the federal system as per 13th amendment like what Indian states enjoy here, there will be no suitable solution for the Tamil minorities.Srilanka may live in peace for few years but again armed conflicts will arise.
India must not be wary of China, becoz the SL do know the arrogant behaviour of the Chinese. If at all they allow them to set foot in their Land, tomorrow the communist country will take full control of the Nation. Chinese are not that accomodative even to the smallest countries around the china sea. The entire world knows about
how Indonasia, Taiwan, singapore, malaysia, philliphines, vietnam, Japan are suffering with repeated violations of maritime boundary by chinese army.
China is such as huge nation, but their communist ideas are always suspected.
Atleast now, we have one powerful leader from Britain who has shown interest to work for the minorities within the united framework of SL. There is no moral right for India to question the country which alteast has the courtesy
of pushing srilanka to grant equal rights and federal system for tamils.
When the decision of Indian PM’s visit is decided by the state of TN, what is India going to achieve by questioning the British PM.
If India is wary of putting China putting a Naval base/Military base in Lanka,then India must have spine to put such bases in Maldives, Veitnam, Taiwan and Philiphines with US and Japan to contain Chinese influence. The problem with India is not having a strong
PM, hence all its foreign policies remain flawed and not even a small country like maldives will take India serious.
Come general election 2014, atleast we will see a strong leader emerging who will be able to make India raise up…..
American soldier tells how they were orderd to kill innocent civilians (see thi is how US and UK killed innocent
Irak civilians,Where was Cameron and the UN.)please watch this youtube video
Bloody Sunday – for Derry’s innocent dead let justice be done.(where is the justice for this people,Cameron should start with their own Irish people,then you can tell SL to what to do?
It is totally irrational for Cameron who didn’t have a clear mandate from British people at the last elections, to carry his weight about ordering sovereign states speaking as an authoritarian.
with regard to the end days of war it is note worthy to here what Jacques de Maio, head of operations of the International Committee of the Red Cross, had to say: on July 9, 2009 as he told a U.S. diplomat that Sri Lanka “actually could have won the military battle faster with higher civilian casualties, yet chose a slower approach which led to a greater number of Sri Lankan military deaths.”
He´s so stupid guy.I never seen like him anyone in the world.First he don´t know how to behaive if he visit another country.
CHOGM 2013 was not about the Commonwealth. It was about the unversal rights of human beings to lead dignified lives.
CHOGM 2013 was wrecked by leaders of yesteryear who carry lots of baggage ignorant of the new waves in the world.
The outcomes of CHOGM 2013 are a manifestation of the power of the new world, a world empowered by information and access to information through the universal information network.
The Chairman of the Tangalle Pradeshiya Sabha is once agin a free man. This bit of news hit top ranks in the British press yesterday. Wonder who is fooling whom and for how long? Today, rumour is truth.
“The Chairman of the Tangalle Pradeshiya Sabha is once again a free man” of course you cannot keep a man in custody forever. However, hope the this case be heard and conclude punishing the culprit whoever it may be; Because it is not only pro LTTE and Diaspora who brings discredit to our proud nation and its valiant efforts to lift the image up, but these low level politicians who think Sri Lankans are fools let alone international community.
These guys should take an example from the plight of PS MP in Wayamaba who didn’t even know the difference between a student and a Teacher (when he got the later on her knees).