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By Neville Ladduwahetty From 2012, Reconciliation and Accountability have been the twin pillars of the series of Resolutions that emerged from the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva. Perhaps, the thinking of those who developed the formula of linking Reconciliation with Accountability was guided by the notion that an effective accountability process that holds some members of the security forces and the associated leaders accountable and punished would somehow ease the humiliation of defeat, and...

Member of Company of Master Mariners of Sri Lanka This article is dedicated to Captain P A Virasinghe, who passed away recently. He was the first Sri Lankan to command the Ceylon Shipping Corporation (CSC) ships. Appointed the Master on Lanka Kanthi in 1972, he was instrumental in getting the things right and raising the bar for future deck officers and marine engineers. The CSC, established about five decades ago, was thriving with a healthy bottom line; it continued to serve Sri Lanka with ou...

In-Depth Reports Watch Vice President Joe Bidens address to the Institutes 30th anniversary gala dinner in 2015, where he detailed the administrations approach to the Iranian nuclear challenge. Vice President Joe Biden delivered remarks at the Washington Institute for Near East Policys Soref Symposium Gala Dinner on Thursday, April 30, as the organization celebrated 30 years of providing cutting-edge analysis on a wide range of issues in the Middle East. Download a White House transcript of th...

Good news for the chances of reviving the Iran nuclear deal: President Hassan Rouhani announced on Monday that if the United States returns to the deal, Iran will also return, with no preconditions. President-elect Joe Biden has consistently said that the U.S. would once again abide by the terms of the 2015 deal—which President Donald Trump withdrew from in 2018—if Iran did the same. Many have feared that Trump’s withdrawal has made Iranian officials so distrustful of American intentions ...

President-elect Joe Biden says the U.S. will rejoin the Iran nuclear deal if Tehran resumes full compliance. Iran says it will do so if Washington relaxes sanctions. Each side should use the framework that already exists rather than try to squeeze the other for concessions.

Pakistan must present a strong legal case against India at the UN