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This book tells the story of why the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) lost the war that it had always dreamt of winning in Sri Lanka. It is a collection of news stories and commentaries penned by the author from 2003 to 2009 on the ethnic conflict in the country. Each piece is provided with an introduction that places it in the context in which it was written. The unfolding of the drama is brought about through conversations with Sri Lankan leaders, Tamil activists, Indian officials, Norwegian and other diplomats, human rights activists, former LTTE guerrillas and civilians.
The Tiger Vanquished: LTTE's Story provides a detailed account of the critical years when Sri Lanka's internationally backed peace process slowly led to a vicious war that the LTTE decisively lost. A product of the author's extensive research on the issue for more than two decades, the book reveals the dangerous lives led by LTTE guerrillas and previously unpublished information about India's silent involvement in the Norwegian-sponsored peace process.
This book will interest a wide readership including journalists, South Asia study specialists, Sri Lanka study specialists, politicians and any general reader who is interested to know about Sri Lanka.
Balasingham Epitomized LTTE's Love-Hate Ties with India
Balasingham Epitomized LTTE's Love-Hate Ties with India
(Anton Balasingham was a prisoner of Prabhakaran's politics. He spoke, occasionally, ill of the Tiger chieftain but mostly justified every wrong the LTTE and its boss committed. He also enjoyed a unique relationship with Prabhakaran, and was the LTTE's long-time face for the outside world. He knew how to talk, and he mesmerized many. I wrote this after his death.)
ANTON Stanislaus Balasingham, the diplomatic face of Sri Lanka's Tamil Tigers, was a multifaceted man who enjoyed a unique bond with its chief Velupillai Prabhakaran and one who loved and detested India at the same time.
To those who kept in touch with him until his very last, he came out as a man who ...