Finance ministry says the proposed revamp will focus on structural reforms, rate rationalisation & ease of living, & will be deliberated upon in the coming weeks.
The project is meant to be a ‘protective shield that will keep expanding’, the PM said. It is on the lines of the ‘Golden Dome’ announced by Trump, it is learnt.
Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?
Let there be no rigidity in vaccinations or dealing optimally with the pandemic. Keep changing, refining the approach, as the situation evolves. We may regret permitting 30 million pilgrims to visit Haridwar for the Kumbh mela.
The Rajapaksa clan plays rough. In January this year, a memorial erected in the University of Jaffna, in honour of the victims of the Mullivaikkal massacre, was bulldozed. They have resiled from the solemn assurance of giving greater regional autonomy to the Tamils. 2. One can understand not reopening the wounds of the last phase of the war on the LTTE, which was exceptionally cruel. Hence India’s abstention was the prudent thing to do. However, if the country is to move on, the Tamil minority – which I treat like a married daughter living in her own home – should be treated with justice and fairness, lest old hurts resurface and create unrest. 3. The Easter bombings two years ago are a reminder that there is also a disaffected Muslim minority. The hard edged Buddhist majoritarian impulse of Sri Lanka is seen in Burma as well. For a small, tear drop shaped island which can be a jewel of tourism, that is not a happy situation to be in. 4. The Foreign Office will have its hands full dealing with the Sri Lankan government. If it is fiscally stressed, let them flutter in the breeze. Large checks need not be written out.
Let there be no rigidity in vaccinations or dealing optimally with the pandemic. Keep changing, refining the approach, as the situation evolves. We may regret permitting 30 million pilgrims to visit Haridwar for the Kumbh mela.
The Rajapaksa clan plays rough. In January this year, a memorial erected in the University of Jaffna, in honour of the victims of the Mullivaikkal massacre, was bulldozed. They have resiled from the solemn assurance of giving greater regional autonomy to the Tamils. 2. One can understand not reopening the wounds of the last phase of the war on the LTTE, which was exceptionally cruel. Hence India’s abstention was the prudent thing to do. However, if the country is to move on, the Tamil minority – which I treat like a married daughter living in her own home – should be treated with justice and fairness, lest old hurts resurface and create unrest. 3. The Easter bombings two years ago are a reminder that there is also a disaffected Muslim minority. The hard edged Buddhist majoritarian impulse of Sri Lanka is seen in Burma as well. For a small, tear drop shaped island which can be a jewel of tourism, that is not a happy situation to be in. 4. The Foreign Office will have its hands full dealing with the Sri Lankan government. If it is fiscally stressed, let them flutter in the breeze. Large checks need not be written out.