|
|
News Image 40828 - Indian Foreign Secretary Menon talks with senior US diplomats
Thursday, 12 March 2009 - 9:53 PM SL Time - Some news pictures are worth a million words
|
|
|
Devolution real way to address ethnic conflict: India to Sri Lanka
Indian Foreign Secretary Menon talks with senior US diplomats
India Today (12) said devolution of powers to Tamil-dominated areas in northern Sri Lanka is `really the way` to address the decades-old ethnic conflict in the island nation in a `credible fashion` without which the risk of alienation of the minorities will continue.
Foreign Secretary Shivshankar Menon, who held talks with senior US diplomats and officials about the current conflict and humanitarian situation in Sri Lanka, said both India and the US have similar approaches to address the issue.
Mr. Menon also said India and the US feel that civilians caught in the war should be safely moved to Government-controlled areas.
`We do feel that what is needed once these areas are cleared or are under the government control is to do two things - restore normal life, which means a programme of rehabilitation, and reconstruction - reconstructing the infrastructure and building up a normal economic life of the people,` Mr. Menon told reporters, wrapping up his four day visit to US.
But this also requires measures that are needed to bring in the kind of the political steps including devolution, which would enable the people to feel that they have the control of their own political future.
`That`s important, because that is really the way to address the effects of conflict in the area in northern Sri Lanka.
Unless that is done in a credible fashion, you run the risk actually of continuing with this sense of alienation and displacement of which the conflict has resulted in,` Mr. Menon said.
He said it was mentioned and discussed not only in terms of the humanitarian effect of the present conflict, but also the reconstruction and developmental efforts and political aspect of the problem. On all of these three, Mr. Menon said India and US have convergence if views.
`India and the US have made it clear that we think that civilians should be allowed to move peacefully from the area where there is conflict,` he said, adding that India has sent substantial amount of humanitarian relief material for the people living in the conflict zone.
|
| |
toyya
Joined: Feb 2008
Posts: 1577
Member Profile
|
 12 Mar 2009 15:59:02 GMT Report for Abuse
|
http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=79&artid=28693
Tamilnet Version!
Menon the Traitor... :o)))) |
PolBanda
Joined: Sep 2006
Posts: 769
Member Profile
|
 12 Mar 2009 16:17:03 GMT Report for Abuse
|
| Good good Mr Menon, Please solve the lavatory problem of Tamil Nadu. The guys like Vaiko, are excreting everywhere putting shame on India. |
lankanlover99
Joined: Oct 2007
Posts: 952
Member Profile
|
 12 Mar 2009 16:22:15 GMT Report for Abuse
|
Polbanda,
90 percent of every toilet problems can be solved with a plunger. |
AnuD
Senior Member
Joined: May 2005
Posts: 34684
Member Profile
|
 12 Mar 2009 16:24:27 GMT Report for Abuse
|
| IF Hindians can shut up and keep their mouths shut, we Sinhale people know how to solve our problems. |
Thiran
Joined: Oct 2006
Posts: 612
Member Profile
|
12 Mar 2009 16:28:14 GMT Report for Abuse
|
Certainly there is no problem for us, other than the India armed and trained problem.
We are in the process of sorting it on our way. But India can help,
1. Tie up your Tamilnadu dogs
2. Round up the LTTE terrorists who are running free in India
3. Seal the Palk Straits
We will look after the rest! |
tigeress19
Senior Member
Joined: Jul 2005
Posts: 18637
Member Profile
|
 12 Mar 2009 16:29:05 GMT Report for Abuse
|
Devolution real way to address ethnic conflict: India to Sri Lanka
why devolution?? why not independent eelam??
|
Parasuram
Joined: Dec 2006
Posts: 895
Member Profile
|
12 Mar 2009 16:38:46 GMT Report for Abuse
|
IF Hindians can shut up and keep their mouths shut, we Sinhale people know how to solve our problems
Velu Anna played poker with Hindians and now paying a heavy price, if the JVP and JHU minded people follow what Velu anna did, you too will learn the lession.
Hindians knew how to handle people like JVP and JHU type.
Edited By - Parasuram - 12 Mar 2009 16:39:44 GMT |
tigeress19
Senior Member
Joined: Jul 2005
Posts: 18637
Member Profile
|
12 Mar 2009 16:40:37 GMT Report for Abuse
|
Devolution real way to address ethnic conflict: India to Sri Lanka
do menon have to force the sinhalans for the devolution??
Hindians knew how to handle people like JVP and JHU type.
so the hindians did/do not know how to handle velu anna??
Edited By - tigeress19 - 12 Mar 2009 16:42:13 GMT |
chamila1978
Joined: Jun 2008
Posts: 62
Member Profile
|
12 Mar 2009 16:46:04 GMT Report for Abuse
|
That's the way forward.
Tamil issues need to be discussed fairly to be able to see true peace in the Sri Lanka.
I think the LTTE must not be involved in this anywhere.
I think we should live in peacefully |
|
Search All News and Discussions 
