Colombo: 'India is a loser', the Sri Lankan media on Friday proclaimed in comments, a day after Colombo faced censure at the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, saying New Delhi had failed to carry other South Asian nations with it on the issue.
"India has failed to carry Asia, or at least South Asia with it. In other words, Sri Lanka has won against India in Asia," the pro-government newspaper 'Island' commented in lead, screaming that India had joined US to defeat Lanka.
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01:58 PM, Mar 23, 2012
Sri Lanka is disappointed not just with India's stand but the resolution adopted at the UNHRC itself. ...
10:00 AM, Mar 23, 2012
New Delhi: India voted in favor of a US-sponsored resolution at the UN Human Rights Council against Sri Lanka calling for Colombo to investigate human rights violations during the war with LTTE. While Colombo has called India's anti-Lanka vote a big disappointment, the opinion is divided back in India with some calling it a monumental error made under US pressure. Speaking to CNN-IBN, Janata Party President Subramanian Swamy said, "It's...
07:36 AM, Mar 23, 2012
Mamata Banerjee defended her decision to push for Dinesh Trivedi's sacking from the Union Cabinet after he raised passenger fares in all the classes in the budget. ...
09:42 PM, Mar 19, 2012
New Delhi: In a victory for the DMK and the AIADMK, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday said that the government intended to vote in favour of the US-led resolution against Sri lanka at the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC), but the final draft of the resolution was awaited. "We are still waiting for the final draft of the resolution, but we intend to vote in favour of the...
01:01 PM, Mar 19, 2012
DMK leader TR Baalu said the party was waiting for the Prime Minister's response on India's stand on the issue. ...
10:46 AM, Mar 19, 2012
Chennai: With Dravidian parties mounting pressure on the Centre to support a resolution in UNHRC against Sri Lanka for alleged war crimes, External Affairs Minister SM Krishna has said the government will study the draft of the resolution and consult Tamil MPs before taking a call. "The minister is concerned over human rights. Once draft of the resolution is made, India will study it and consult MPs and take a...
10:33 AM, Mar 19, 2012
New Delhi: There was ruckus in the Rajya Sabha yet again over alleged war crimes in Sri Lanka. AIADMK members staged a walkout after tearing a copy of the statement made by External Affairs SM Krishna after he stressed on India's positive role in reconstruction and rehabilitation of the Tamil community in Sri Lanka. "It is through our constructive engagement with the Sri Lankan government and our assistance that there...
03:32 PM, Mar 14, 2012
New Delhi: There was uproar in Parliament after Tamil parties demanded that India backs a UN resolution against Sri Lanka's alleged war crimes. Finance Minister and Leader of the House Pranab Mukherjee said the government has not decided its stand on the issue as yet. Pranab dropped a hint saying the government normally did not back country-specific resolutions. "PM has written a letter to Karunanidhi and the Tamil Nadu Chief...
02:01 PM, Mar 13, 2012
New Delhi: DMK MP Kanimozhi, facing trial for her alleged role in the 2G spectrum allocation case, was allowed by a Delhi court to participate in the Budget session of Parliament. Kanimozhi, who attended the proceedings in Parliament on Tuesday demanded an explanation from the government over its stand on the rights of Tamils in Sri Lanka. Kanimozhi also demanded action against alleged war crimes in Sri Lanka. "We are...
12:25 PM, Mar 13, 2012
