D.A. Rajapaksa, the epitome of humility and beneficence
Arguably, Machiavelli is regarded as the 'father
of modern political theory'. He wrote The Prince, a handbook for
politicians on the use of ruthless, self-serving cunning approaches
to gaining power that is indiscreetly practised by many a politician
today. One of Machiavelli's outstanding assertions “Politics have no
relation to morals” became a notorious benchmark for most
practitioners.
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Benefits of CHOGM in Sri Lanka enormous
The excitement over hosting the Commonwealth
Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Sri Lanka is seen all over
the country with the beautification of Colombo and other cities
hosting the summit and its side events put on fast track by the
Government. Speculation over undisclosed expenditure, the number of
heads of governments boycotting the summit and last minute
development activities too have hit a new level for lately, everyone
is talking about the CHOGM.
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India, Australia discuss bilateral economic cooperation, back
CHOGM in Sri Lanka
Australian and Indian Foreign Ministers say they
will not follow Canada in boycotting the Commonwealth Heads of
Government Meeting in Sri Lanka due to concerns over the country's
human rights issues.
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Colombo Port city to be among the most sought after locations
From the time the first world map was drawn, Sri
Lanka, then known as Thambapanni, was known as an island while the
Maldives and several other countries were marked as clusters of
islands. However, very soon, Sri Lanka too would have to undergo a
‘geographical name change’ from an ‘island nation’ to a country with
two additional islands.
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