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Is Manmohan Singh the Perfect Economic Hit Man?

India's Prime Minister is far more lethal than any economic hit man that ever strode in any country.

(NEW DELHI, India) - It seems that the Indian Prime Minister is far more lethal than any economic hit man that ever strode in any country. He has not only presided over the most corrupt regime India has ever seen but is now serious compromising its national security itself.

The sheer scale, depth, and spread of corruption are mind-boggling.

NorthEast Tamils Still Under Military Rule

"Despite Hon. Mahinda Samarasinghe’s claim of progress on reconciliation, the Tamil people of the North and East continue to be subjected to violence even after the end of the war" - TNA Statement

(COLOMBO, Sri Lanka) - Leader of the Tamil National Alliance, R.Sampanthan, says “government’s approach to reconciliation has been predicated on building trust and amity between communities."

TNA retorted that the experience of the Tamil people does not support this claim and that “Tamil people of the North and East continue to be subjected to violence even after the end of the war.”

`Death penalty is nothing but brutal murder by state`

K.T. Thomas, former Supreme Court judge, presided over the bench which awarded capital punishment to four convicts in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case.

(CHENNAI The Asian Age) - The Indian President’s dismissal of mercy petition, unanimous resolution passed by the Tamil Nadu Assembly and J&K chief minister’s latest tweet on Afzal Guru have brought to the forefront the debate on capital punishment. It, in fact, finds its fuel whenever courts pass verdicts in sensational cases sentencing the accused to the extreme penalty. However, at other times, the subject remains dormant.

Interestingly, when a sessions judge of Madras sentenced to death all the 26 accused in Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, it went without a debate.

Sri Lanka: Commonwealth Meeting and Human Rights

SRI LANKA: Foreign Ministers urged to make Commonwealth meeting in Sri Lanka conditional on significant progress concerning human rights

(COLOMBO) - We are gravely concerned about the ongoing discussions on holding the 2013 CHOGM in Sri Lanka.

At the 2009 CHOGM, Sri Lanka’s candidature for hosting the meeting was deferred from 2011 to 2013 because of concerns about human rights abuses by the Sri Lankan government.

China Backs Sri Lanka over Probe into Humanitarian Crimes

The country that allowed refuge to Pol Pot after the Cambodia killing fields Genocide, backs Rajapaksa's govt. as they face war crimes charges in the UN.

(BEIJING PTI ) - China today assured its support to Sri Lanka to safeguard its sovereignty as the country gears up to face pressure at the forthcoming UN Human Rights Council meeting for a credible international probe into charges of humanitarian crimes during the war against LTTE.

The assurance was given by top Chinese leader Wu Bangguo during his meeting with visiting Lankan Prime Minister D M Jayaratne, on the sidelines of the 15th China International Fair for Investment and Trade (CIFIT) at Chinese city of Xiamen.

Wikileaks Cable- Western Criticism of Sri Lanka`s Human Rights Record Concerned India

India showed more concern over Sri Lanka moving toward China and Iran, than over its human rights violations.

(NEW DELHI TNN) - A Wikileaks cable reveals that India viewed Western criticism of Sri Lanka's human rights record with concern as it felt shunning the island nation would drive it towards China.

It might prove to be a political embarrassment for Congress in Tamil Nadu.

Was `911` Necessary?

"The world suffers a lot. Not because of the violence of bad people, but because of the silence of the good people!" Napoleon (1769 - 1821)

(NEW DELHI) - Their business is war and oppression yet the US and NATO leaders and the mainstream media announced that democracy is back in Libya; the long feast can begin.

A nation of simple tribal communities that was colonized then robbed of its oil, is now back in the hands of the plunderers. The adventurers are gone; the party is over...

Rajiv Gandhi Murder: Tamil Nadu Activists Fret and Fume Over Death Row

By recommending the hanging, the Union home ministry was only sending out a strong message to the state where Tamil nationalism was gaining momentum, she remarked.

(CHENNAI, India) - Tamil activists across the state have hit out at the Centre for showing discrimination in rejecting the clemency petition of the three Tamils convicted in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case and confirming their death sentences.

This, while allowing Parliament attack case convict Afsal Guru, and Ajmal Kasab, held guilty of the Mumbai blasts, to survive.

TN Woman Immolates Self to Protest Against Hanging of Rajiv Killers

The woman expressed hope that her self-immolation would help to save the lives of the trio.

(CHENNAI Indian Express) - A young woman immolated herself in front of the tehsildar’s office in Kancheepuram district on Sunday evening, allegedly demanding remission of the death penalty awarded to three convicts in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case who are set to be hanged on September 9.

According to locals, C Senkodi, an unmarried woman in her 20s, shouted slogans against hanging the death row convicts before emptying a bottle of petrol and setting herself afire.

Sri Lanka is Embracing China

"Lanka's growing ties with China is a worry."

(COLOMBO) - Sri Lanka’s growing ties with China have received a shot in the arm during President Mahinda Rajapaksa’s visit to that country. Economic and military ties have grown at a rapid pace in recent years.

China has become Colombo’s largest aid donor and is funding and constructing several massive infrastructure projects.