28 March, 2024

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The Potentiality Of More Decisions To Come In National Interest

By Jehan Perera

Jehan Perera

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has announced that the government will be entering into an agreement with the Adani Group based in India to offer them 49 percent of the shares in a joint venture company. This joint venture will include Japanese government financing and will manage one of the terminals in Colombo port. The entry of Adani Group into Colombo port has been opposed by a wide coalition of organisations ranging from port workers and left political parties to nationalists and civil society groups. These groups have little in common with each other but on this particular issue they have made common cause and even held joint protests together. The main thrust of their objections is that control over the East Terminal of Colombo port will pass into foreign hands and result in an erosion of Sri Lankan sovereignty.

The cause for alarm among the protesting groups may be fueled by the observation that one by one, the ports of Sri Lanka are being utilized by foreign powers. In particular, China has entered into Sri Lanka in a big way obtaining a 99 year lease in the Hambantota port that it constructed. The Hambantota port in its early period showed it was economically unviable in the absence of Chinese cooperation. The burden of debt repayment induced the previous government to enter into this agreement which may become unfavorable in terms of national sovereignty. There were protests at the time of the signing of that lease agreement too, though not as effective as the present protests regarding the change of management in Colombo port which is led by the very forces that helped to bring the present government into power.

In addition to the Hambantota port, control over the South Terminal in Colombo port and a section of the harbor has been given to China through one of its companies on a 35 year lease. In both cases, large Chinese investments have helped to upgrade Sri Lanka’s capacity to attract international shipping lines to make use of the port facilities. The Hambantota port in particular could benefit enormously from Chinese ships that traverse the Indian Ocean the Middle East and Africa. Instead of making refueling stops elsewhere along the way, such as Singapore, they could now come to Hambantota. However, with these investments would also come a Chinese presence that could cause concerns among international actors that have geopolitics in mind. It may be that these concerns are finding expression in the opposition to the Indian entry into Colombo port.

Rational Analysis 

It will not only be Sri Lankans who are concerned about the Chinese presence in the country’s ports. As Sri Lanka’s nearest neighbor, India too would have concerns, which are mirrored by other international powers such as Japan. It might be remembered that when Japan’s prime minister visited Sri Lanka in 2014, there was a diplomatic furor that a Chinese submarine entered Colombo port unannounced even to the Sri Lankan government and docked there. With its excellent relations with China that go back to the 1950s when the two countries signed a barter agreement exchanging rice for rubber, most Sri Lankans would tend to see such Chinese actions in a benign light. In recent years China has emerged as Sri Lanka’s largest donor and its assistance is much appreciated. However, India’s relations with China are more complex.

The two countries have massive trade links, but they have also gone to war with each other due to territorial disputes. Even at the present time Indian and Chinese troops are in a stand-off on their disputed Himalayan border. In this context, India would be concerned that the Chinese presence in Sri Lankan ports could eventually take the form of an overall strategy to encircle it and use this leverage to India’s disadvantage. Sri Lanka’s location at the bottom of the Asian continent gives it a strategic importance in the Indian Ocean that goes beyond any possible India-China rivalry. The recent visit of US Secretary of State to Sri Lanka included an acerbic exchange of words between the US and Chinese representatives on that occasion and an open call to Sri Lanka to take sides, or not to take sides. As a small actor in itself, Sri Lanka would have no interest in getting involved in international geopolitics and has a longstanding policy of non-alignment and friendship with all.

More than anyone else, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa would be aware of these geopolitical issues. As Defense Secretary during the years of war with the LTTE he was a key member of the government team that obtained wide ranging international support for prosecuting the war. Today the president’s key advisers include those with military backgrounds who have special expertise in geopolitical analysis and who have spent time in leading military academies in different parts of the world, including the US, China and India. This contrasts with the more parochial thinking of political, nationalist and even civil society groups who have come out in opposition to the agreement that the government has entered into with the Indian company to manage the Eastern Terminal of Colombo port.

Geopolitical Imperative

President Rajapaksa was elected to the presidency in the context of the security debacle of the Easter suicide bomb attacks and with the expectation that he would provide clear cut leadership in protecting the country’s national security without permitting partisan interests from becoming obstacles. In his meeting with the representatives of the trade unions opposing the handing of management of the Eastern Terminal to foreign hands, the president is reported to have said that geopolitics had also to be taken into account. As many as 23 trade unions representing the Ports Authority, the National Organisations collective and a number of civil organizations have joined the formation of a new national movement named the ‘Movement to protect the East Container Terminal’.

One of those political representatives at the meeting, leader of the Frontline Socialist Party (FSP), Pubudu Jayagoda is reported to have said, “When trade unions met President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Wednesday (13), he told them about the broad geopolitical factors in play. This is reminiscent when the unions met former Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe a few years back. The unions told Wickremesinghe what they told Rajapaksa––the ECT could be operated by Sri Lanka in a profitable manner. Wickremesinghe told the union representatives, ‘You are talking about the port, I am talking about geopolitics’.” However, former Prime Minister Wickremesinghe may not have had the necessary political power to ensure that his vision prevailed and failed to ensure the implementation of the agreement.

By explaining his decision in a straightforward manner, and carrying it out, President Rajapaksa has shown leadership in its constructive sense. By ensuring that India is given a presence in Sri Lanka’s most important port it will reassure our closest neighbor, as well as Japan which has been Sri Lanka’s most consistent international donor, that our national security interests and theirs are not in opposition to each other. Second it takes cognizance of the reality that about two thirds of Colombo port’s shipping is due to transshipment with India, and thereby ensures that this profitable business continues. Third, it will give Sri Lanka more leverage to negotiate with India regarding key concerns, which includes Indian support to Sri Lanka at international forums and in providing guarantees for the unity of the country in the face of possible future threats. Vindicating the need to ensure devolution of power to satisfy ethnic minority aspirations and permitting the burial of those who die of Covid remain to be done.

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    Here’s the problem, nandasena goes to india bends over (on all fours like a dog) and signs over the Colombo port to the indians. Then it comes home and turns into warcriminal defence secretary and boasts to the people that he will not sign over the port (after the fact that he has already done so; the lies which are believed by the foolish 69 lakh people). Then the modasena transforms into a village idiot and goes to china with his sinhala beggar envoy to sign over what resources are left to the chinese, then it returns home and tell the 69 lakh fools he didn’t do so which is subsequently due to the nature of the 69 lakh fools believed.
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    sri lanka is suffering due to the ban on imports, rising cost of living, economic hardships, insecure racist policies (such as cowardly breaking monuments and forced cremation), failed response to the pandemic, extrajudicial killings. The baby burning government of nandasena is an absolute failure; and the the ones who should be held responsible for it (apart from nandasena and his government) are the extremist sinhala buddhists who voted for this village idiot.

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      How do you guys define national interest in today s context ? Attacking innocient prisoners.. is of national interest ?
      Attacking ones standing for poor people (Mr Ranjan Ramanayaka) leaving their henchmen mostly ones committed multiple crimes is of national interest ?
      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nxNXJx4IdjU
      :
      Those young boys being caught by police on drug or narcotic cases, some of them are reported to have set free on bail, but not yet they are sent back home, mothers mourn not being able to bear their overwelming sadness. Why do they bastard PRISON guards torture those prisoners that way, they are constantly being caught by physical assaults. These jail guards should be hung by their heads by bringing to Galle face green tying together with Rajapakshes, in order people to feel some sort of mental comfort.
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      Jail guards have no rights to beat the prisoners the way they are upto. We attack all other countries, but srialnkens are a predominantely so called buddhagama followers, so that they have no right to torture unarmed prisoners.

      Panibeema/superstitioius belief promotion – is of national interest. Why then Yatharupa or the like TV programs were held one of the best programs ever to have telecasted by srilanken channel – under GOOD GOVERANNCE govt >?

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      You must not be living in SL? and feel bad about the treatment for the muslims.. what about the Catholics that were killed ? we also feel the same ? atleast these are dead bodies being cremated due to virus risk.. those were live kids !!

      Muslims in SL need to change – others are waiting for the change from them
      1. Change the dress code. (men wearing Afgan troucers and Niqab)
      2. Change MMDA and accept marrage age should be 18 like the rest of Sri Lanka.
      3. Stop Muslim only International schools and intergrade into normal schools.
      4. Let Girls dress normal like with only head scarf and play sports,
      5. Stop ACJU been stacked with Eastern Muslims – have diversity with Malays’ Moors, Sulfi’s and Bhora’s.
      6. Stop Madrassa’s only for childrean and have religious schools only for Sunday.
      7. learn to live co-mingled and don’t patronize only the Muslim establishments.
      8. Stop brining in Saudi, Qatar, Turkish foreigners to preach.

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        Lol, an extremist sinhala buddhist giving advice to other communities !! XD
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        Alright let’s break down all the lies you just posted:
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        1. You have no right to dictact to anyone what they’re supposed to wear got it ?? I don’t like seeing the symbol for south east asian terrorism (siwura) in the streets and while we’re at it let’s ban the osariya because nothing makes me want to barf more than seeing some fat back muffin top sinhala woman in a osariya. Have some decency and cover yourselves. If you want to stay true to your message maybe you should stop wearing the westerners clothes and go back to wearing the amudes. Typical hypocrite extremist sinhala buddhist.
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        2. A survey was conducted by the census department in 2016/7 that showed over 75% of underage marriages were in the sinhala buddhist community. So maybe you should go to your temples and tell the kaali worshipers to stop marrying children.
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        3. Muslims wouldn’t have to have their own school if they weren’t marginalised and humiliated in every public school. That’s why the majority of Tamil and Muslim students are in their own schools or Christian schools.

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          4. Again, perverted sinhala buddhist should stop telling what girls in other communities should wear. I understand (as suggested by the census department survey) that a lot of sinhala buddhist love to get excited around children but don’t come here like some frustrated pervert and tell girls I’m other communities what to wear. If you’re so frustrated go to one of the massage parlours set up by your people, or I heard your people got down those Ukrainians for that purpose right ??
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          5. Another baseless accusation by an extremist sinhala buddhist to try to paint Muslims as terrorists. Pathetic.
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          6. Again you have no right to tell people what to do in terms of how they practice their religion. Honestly who do you extremist sinhala buddhists think you’ll are. Such arrogance.

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            7. A the pot calling the kettle black. If I remember correctly it was you extremist sinhala buddhists who were sharing WhatsApp videos telling not to go to Muslim shops and to only go to buddhist shops. Again typical hypocrite extremist buddhist.
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            8. Another baseless accusation.
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            extremists like you’ll give ordinary Sinhala Buddhists a bad name. May the Lord of Jesus Christ get rid of the extremist buddhist ideologies and protect this nation from harm/false flag incidents.

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              sitrep24
              8 – Sri Lanka is not Jesus Christ’s country to “get rid of Buddhist ideology” as desired by you. Sri Lanka is Buddhas’ country. In the past, Jains, Mohammedans, Christians, Hindus, and Muslims tried the same, but failed.
              If you think only “minorities” have a right to practice their religions in Sri Lanka, you are mistaken. You must first learn to respect the majority religion in Sri Lanka.

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                Champa

                “Sri Lanka is not Jesus Christ’s country to “get rid of Buddhist ideology” as desired by you. Sri Lanka is Buddhas’ country.In the past, Jains, Mohammedans, Christians, Hindus, and Muslims tried the same, but failed.”

                Please let us have evidence?
                The First Religious war was fought by Dutta Gamani and his saffron instigator.

                This island has never been a Buddhist country nor a X country. X can be anything. It is foolish to brand countries with religion. Countries do not belong to any of the known dump religions.

                Forget being a Southern Saffron Protestant Buddhist Babtist.

                Go get a proper education, learn ethics, logic, ….. humanity, …. compassion, …

                All religions came from abroad.

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                  Keyboard Vedda
                  First religious war? What do you mean?

                  There is enough evidence to prove that Buddhism was born, bred and nurtured only in ancient Lanka. (I haven’t touched this subject as yet.)
                  In order to differentiate the earliest pure Buddhism from other (distorted) traditions, forms and practices in the name of Buddhism, our ancestors had to call Buddhism in Sri Lanka as Theravada Buddhism.
                  Sri Lanka is the only country where Buddhism is practiced in its purest form coupled with its own Buddhist rituals, customs and observances.
                  For your information, Keyboard, before the Portuguese, the Dutch and the British invaded us, ALL Sinhalese were Buddhists. Can you imagine why?

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                Chimpi, whether you like it or not if Jesus was present in your life, he would have really cured your mental problems.

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                Ding, dong, bell,
                Chimpi’s in the well.
                Who put her in?
                Eagle ‘Mutt’ Eye..
                Who pulled her out?
                Soma’palan’.
                What a naughty mutt was that,
                To try to drown the dumbest woman on earth.,
                Who never did him any harm,
                But ate all of the goo in the pig pen.

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              sitrep24,
              If you can please tell Lord of Jesus Christ to get rid of racist separatist Tamils and extremist fundamentalist Muslims who resorted to terrorism and massacred Sinhalayo. Muslims, Hindus and Christians in this country have resorted to terrorism and killed innocent men, women, children and even unborn babies but Sinhala Buddhists have never resorted to terrorism.

              “May the Lord of Jesus Christ get rid of the extremist buddhist ideologies and protect this nation from harm/false flag incidents.”

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                Eagle!

                “Sinhala Buddhists have never resorted to terrorism” True. They only resorted to genocides.
                Oh! lord Buddha protect this nation from ‘BLIND EAGLES’

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                  Kanapathy Varunan
                  What Eagle Eye says is true. Name any Sinhala Buddhist terrorist if you can.
                  Also Sinhalese Buddhists never committed genocide(s). Prove your accusation.

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                    If you will go to International Court of Justice there will be enough proof .The fact that the government is refusing to go to ICJ is a proof in itself. Mass Sinhala terrorism prevailed in1956,1958,1961,1977,1983 and the last, but not the end was 2009. It continues even today under the guise of looking for archeological sites in the North and East where Ministers, MP,s, Armed Forces with the face mask of lord Buddha are marching, regularly. Even the Hindu gods, whom the parents of lord Buddha worshiped are no exception to terrorist Sinhala (Buddhist ?) rule.
                    Just go to the mothers who are crying for their lost kith and kin for the past 4 years at Kilinochchi, Vavunia, and Batticaloa and they will enlighten you Champa, perhaps you may Champion their cause if you are a true Buddhist.

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              Siterep24 you rabid racist. Vile dogs like you should be put down. We live in hope. High time you were gassed.

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        @Sam
        I am in agreement with you on many of what you have stated.

        Today even Borhas have converted their International School ,which had very high stand and excellent teachers, it into a full fledged Madarasa , with strictly only borhas.

        It seems sometimes bias not to notice the large beards of even very young borha men and the over garment called Rida borha ladies wear is for sure was never their traditional dress, they adopted it only in 1977 to 78, earlier even to their mosques they used to wear a long skirt, blouse and shawl , even the memons ladies had a similar dress .
        It would be extrememly unfair to permit borha ladies to dress a abaya only to term it in hindi and in color and deny it to the other Muslim ladies, same with beards and to permit borhas a full fledged Madarasa college with only borhas and to deny the same to other Muslims is totally a discrimination towards one a particular segement of Muslims.

        I do agree with you about Niqabs , security wise it is not practical today.

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      sitrep24,
      Are you working for the firm that Asmagi Jada Bala Wegaya hired to keep on repeating President Gotabhaya Rajapakshe is a failure and Sinhala Buddhists who voted for Gotabhaya are fools?

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        I don’t think anyone needs to waste money on such things. He’s doing a fine job of discrediting himself.
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        On a more important note, do you remember you told me the sinhala women are converting to Islam ?? Have you managed to find out why ?? XD

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          sitrep24,
          “He’s doing a fine job of discrediting himself.”

          This is what anti-Rajapakshe mafia who suffer from ‘Defeat-Syndrome’ think. Rajapakshes are the most popular and admired leaders by ordinary folks in this country.
          When regime change mafia became successful in 2015 they thought they will be able to keep ‘Jadapalana’ dong keys in power for ever. Sri Lanka may be the only country where voters reversed the ‘Regime Change’ carried out by external forces without resorting to violence and gave a humiliating defeat to ‘Regime Change’ mafia.

          Unlike other religions Buddhism is a flexible religion. There are no commands. After Marakkala (the term used by Sinhalayo) refugees from Hindusthan were saved from persecution by Portuguese Sinhala Buddhist King Senerath did not say if you want to live in Sinhale you should become Buddhists. He allowed Marakkalayo to marry Sinhala Buddhist women and convert them to Islam. I understand that Quran says if a Muslim person embrace another religion, that person should be killed. There were incidences in this country where Muslim women who married Sinhala Buddhists received death threats and were beaten by Muslim men. What a tribal r******n.

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        Eagle ‘ding dong’ Eye, yes that is the intent.

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    The potentiality of some more decisions to come in the National interest raises more suspicions in the eyes of the public as well as that of the international community. This has to be determined in the light of the visit of Dr.S.Jaishankar and the Indian National Security Advisor, Ajit Doval. While Dr.S.Jaishankar was in Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka’s Prime Minister made a statement in Parliament that no section of the Colombo Port will be given to India and that Minister Sarath Weerasekera also made a statement that India has no right to dictate terms on Sri Lanka. Moreover, the demolition of the Mullivaikkal monument in the Jaffna University took place after Dr.S.Jaishankar left Sri Lanka. There were contradictory statements between the Sri Lanka’s officials and the Vice-Chancellor of Jaffna. Moreover, Minister Sarath Weerasekera’s statement that the Indo-Sri Lanka Peace Accord which paved way for the passing of the 13th Amendment was no longer valid, raised concerns in the eyes of the international community. The issue is whether there will be threat to India’s sovereignty and territorial integrity. These are matters for scrutiny.

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    So Jaishankar’s visit was to lay down the law and not to talk about
    pious cooperationn on Buddhism. I wonder what the great patriots Weerasekara and Weerawansa have to say?

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      EE @
      Thanks for making it shorter. Get well soon.

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      Eagle,
      So what advice has the fake Canadian vulture got for us?

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      Eagle ‘stupid ass’ Eye, thanks for the remarkable comment you made above.

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    Choice of words in relating the truth to the public matters without bias.
    Selling and leasing ..
    which is the truth ?
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    A none political person or persons of repute must educate the public.
    We humans forget soon , we expect tomuch too soon.

    We humans have a great weakness which is prejudise and is also extremely self destructive and also destroys everyone else and everything that encircles us and it makes as all a heard of willing sheep to wolves , only because of our lethargy to investigate , findout all sides before concluding what is the truth.

    We had a war for 30 years , while sincerely regretting what happened at the end of the war and never condoning those actions by a segment, which happens in every war , every where.

    Something every community must remember, as a bitter lesson and never to let our religous and racial emotions drive us to another war , in peace , willing to be patient and engaging in productive dialogues with oppossing camps is the most wise approach always.

    Fighting a terrorist war for 30 years is not a joke.

    It not only destroyed inncocent lives , but destroyed the country’s economy , prevented development and ofcause burdened the country with huge debts.

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    National Interest or 10% interest of Mr.10%?

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    Another foolish decision. By allowing Indians into Colombo Port, Colombo port and the city will become bombing targets of war in the geopolitical game between China and India, etc.

    Needlessly SL has got into the midst of their war.

    Now China will also want another port.

    Give Trinco port to Saudi and Pakistan to balance things out. Otherwise SL’s nonaligned policy is also a joke.

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      I will equally recommend South Korea is another Nation employ tens of thousands of our children in their Marine building and it will be great share our coast for investment that does not pollute the seas around us.

      We should have the courage to do all the right business with all the folks around the world specially when they are willing to bring investments and know-how to our coast.

      What we need to to ensure is we should know how to manage the man power(not left to the companies to make our space and International population dumbing ground but initial preference to SL expats to return with their skills and fill up the vacancies with foreign labour thereafter)/environment/coast guard capability/due diligent capability in evaluating all types of proposals.

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    There is s simple solution to escape from the multi dimensional attack on Sri Lanka by India, China and USA but unfortunately the political and religious leadership do not like to go in this direction because they have no other way to cheat Buddhist Sinhala in this island. What is the solution? it is bringing peace within this island, respecting the different nationalities, regional devolution of power and independent rule of law and judiciary. Why cannot do that? Because racism is easiest way to come to power and rob the nation and people. Today, if you ask a Buddhist Sinhala in general about what did you if some one murder his next door neighbour. He will say, police have to investigate to find out the truth and if he found guilty punish the murderer according to law. If you ask him that a military man murdered a child and punished him by courts but he was released by President. Is it right? He will say yes because the murderer was Sinhala or a friend of President and the dead child was a Tamil or Muslim. This is our country.

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    What choice have we? Whether to sell the country in blocks and stay afloat or sink down to the Indian Ocean?

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      But didn’t Rajapaksa Inc. get voted by the masses because they were the only “saviors” who were going to make Sri Lanka great again, and prevent it from sinking? Just because someone can supervise the road cleaning very well, does not mean it translates to good governance of the country.

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      HP@
      WE HAVE ENOUGH OPTIONS.
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      TRY TO UNITE WITHIN SL, WTH ALL COMMUNITIES AND SHOW THE WORLD WE ARE JUST ONE NATION SO THAT EXTERNAL FORCES WOULD NT FIND READONS TO INTERFERE INTERNAL ISSUES.
      .
      THEN WE AS ONE COULD THRIVE AS A NATION. FOR A BETTER FUTURE FOR OUR YOUTH. .
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      SO LONG MLECHCHA DRIVEN BY RAJAPAKSCHES ALONG EITH PINGUTHTHARAYS LED RACISM, WE CANT EVEN DREAM OF S BETTER FUTURE.
      .
      IF SARATH WEERASEKERE WOULD NT HAVE BEEN A GOVT MINISTER TODAY, THIS TIME OF THE YEAR BABARIANS EOULD HSVE INCITRD RIOTS IN KANDY OR SOMEWHERE TO PAINT THE PICTURE TO UNHRC THAT WE ARE NOT YET FROWN ENOUGH TO RESOLVE ETHNIC PROBLEMS WITHIN THE COUNTRY. PRESIDENT SIRISENA MADE IT VERY CLEAR THE NATURE OF RAJAPAKSHE CRIME POLITICS. 🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂

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    The Hambantota port in particular could benefit enormously from Chinese ships. And entering into an agreement with the Adani Group based in India, either countries will have no say as both countries are involved in agreement with sri lanka to show balance development strategies and intiate for the next framework of the China-proposed Silk Belt road hopes to remain neutral in matters involving international powers. The loan is that has cost for such is for the future by that than time no one involved in agreement will not be living someone strategist to be solved for future day, I am for today what I established yesterday or some previous day.

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    Thank you Jehan. Well balanced indeed.

    (1) Am I correct in thinking GOSL hold 51% and India and Japan will hold 49% someone please help me learn.

    (2) That is a good deal in any business so the control is with the 51% stake holder?

    (3) No time limit itself is perfect for all parties as is successful will continue fail means failure all go home correct??

    We should stop looking at each event China/India rivalry and we should become the beacon of hope them to unit to deliver justice to all humanity eventually as if both leaned anything from colonial past they will do so correct??

    (4) Yes what the part India played was shocking in our Nation in the near past so people are rightfully pessimistic? It is for India to make up for her blunders and this is an opportunity SL give her to proof she will behave wellingtons the future??

    (5) Hope China will work with India in Sri Lanka as is the greatest opportunities for both the Nations to show the world their maturity specially when things are not looking good with the usual Masters currently???

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    This is the RETRIBUTION coming from LORD BUDDA for killing the innocent tamils in mullivaikal in the name of WAR AND LTTE.LET THE 69 LAKH FOOLS VOTED FOR SIR GOTHAPAYA fight among them self in time to come and get killed like dogs(like as me mention about VELUPILLAI JUNIOR) in the street of south before too long-JAYAWEWA.

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    The bottom line is, Nandasena and the Rajapaksa bros. Inc. are slowly but surely selling vital parts of our country, to foreign nations, who think they now own us. This opens up avenues for foreign nations to interfere into our affairs, and dictate to us. It seems the Sinhala national pride (and arrogance) is forgotten, when the Rajapaksa’s and their minions keeps selling off chunks of this country to suit their pockets. Yet again the Rajapaksa’s make decisions that are detriment to the safety and security to this country. I guess Nandasena must be impressed with Narenda too, they have something in common – discrimination of minorities.

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    Jehan Perera,

    You means to say that Sri Lanka entering into an agreement with the Adani Group based in India is in return to Indian support at International Forums that includes Geneva

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    The title of this article would have been more apt if it reads as “The Potentiality Of More Decisions To Come In National Interest OF INDIA”.

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      Some people are of the view that, as India is ECT’s biggest client, selling 49% to India is advantageous to Sri Lanka.
      The supporters of the sale of the ECT should be aware that India, which has 13 major seaports; including an 18.5m deep Krishnapatam and 20m deep Vadhavan seaports, is also in discussion with Indonesia to build a 40m (Hello, 40m!) deep new seaport at Sabang, Indonesia.
      That means, that once these deep seaports are in full operation, in any case Sri Lanka will “lose” Indian trans-shipments!!!
      In the light of the above, if this agreement is signed with India, Sri Lanka’s impending “loss” will be doubled, as we lose Indian trans-shipments and 49% of the ECT, BOTH.
      Therefore, there is no need to stress the point that seeking a massive Japanese loan along with an Indian ownership-Investment losing 49% of shares to “develop the ECT” is foolhardy.
      One thing that is evident is that India, which is on her way to expand Vadhavan as a 20m deep seaport and also to build a new 40m deep seaport in the Indo-Pacific Region in Sabang, Indonesia, is no longer interested in the Colombo Port as her major trans-shipment hub.
      Contd’……..

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        Continuation…….
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        It is pretty obvious that India only wants 49% of the ECT to acquire a monopoly position to cripple and disrupt Colombo’s trans-shipment industry.
        It is also obvious that “someone,” most probably “Mr. 10%” is behind this agreement to help India achieve her unholy motive!
        However, with all new Indian deep seaports that are supposed to emerge in the region very soon, Sri Lanka still has a vital advantage over them, which I will not specify here for obvious reasons.
        ECT’s biggest asset right now is it’s experienced Sri Lankan workforce. Therefore, it is not advisable to take any action to make them unhappy, as we all know what it will lead to. What the government should focus on right now is finding ways and means to increase professional standards, efficiency and flexibility of the ECT by forecasting and planning beyond ECT’s current operation and service capabilities. In this case, the expertise and experience of Sri Lankan port workers will be immensely useful to the government.

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          Champa,
          “That means, that once these deep seaports are in full operation, in any case Sri Lanka will “lose” Indian trans-shipments!!!”
          Surely you have a better grasp of geography?
          The reason India sends cargo here for transshipment is that it isn’t economical for the mainliners, which pass just south of SL, to detour to India. It would be even more uneconomical for India to send it to Indonesia.

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            old codger
            As reported by international media last year, India’s aim, by developing the deep seaport at Sabanag, Indonesia, is to cater large commercial ships and submarines from Southeast Asian countries.
            In my previous comment, I placed the word “loss” in inverted commas to indicate that, India no longer considering Colombo Port as a trans-shipment hub is a “blessing in disguise” as it will force the ECT to “be super creative and grow bigger and bigger.”
            The biggest mistake the ECT made was relying on trans-shipments of one country for a long time. It is high time the ECT turn to other countries and tap into other “hidden potentials”.
            As reported by “jet.com maritime news,” as a result of Colombo Port’s logjam in December last year, South Indian Shippers had re-routed their ships to their own JNPT.
            That means, India has already begun turning away from the Colombo Port, while Sri Lankan leaders were in deep slumber.

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          Dear Champa

          I got the clarity and thank you.

          However why we doubt our GOSL has not done all the required evaluation/due diligent/risk analysis already?? +

          If the deals good the 49% we will spend OTHERWISE could be put to good use elsewhere + good for the relationship with India with minimal tie-ins?

          The points regard we are tied for the Indian shipping consignments only is not the case?? this partnership is a business entity and whatever comes to the port as Sri Lankan REQUIREMENTS is what determines the port use/revenue/future etc?….and the profit is shared accordingly.

          Therefore the argument should be is there any other issues we are concerned about we do not know??

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            Rumble
            “argument should be is there any other issues we are concerned about we do not know??”
            In case you don’t know, the Hambantota harbour too depends on Indian trans-shipments , like Colombo. Vehicles make up a large part.

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              Cool all the more reason we should encourage this then the Chinese and Indians can work together and learn to love each other too. They do enough trade amongst themselves as is and am sure now they can expand their own trade even more economically facilitated by Sri Lankans?

              I am sure GOSL has done a very through in-depth study on this matter and we are all outsiders discussing/assuming and exchanging thoughts..no harm etc.

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            Dear Rumble
            No Rajapaksas ususally do not do any evaluation or risk analysis. It is all underhand game.

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        Champa

        “That means, that once these deep seaports are in full operation, in any case Sri Lanka will “lose” Indian trans-shipments!!!”

        It is for the shareholding Hindian company to find the business/market, increase/improve efficiency, make profit, reinvest in development and share reserves with it’s dump Sri Lankan partners, as long as the lazy dump partners don’t rock the boat.

        Hope another dump war criminal is not made the company chairman/CEO/General Manager/ …………… and allow Basil to hold a secret shareholding.

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          Native Vedda
          The ECT doesn’t need Indian or any other foreign investments.
          Selling 49% of the ECT to its biggest competitor is insane and stupid.

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            Champa

            Does the public ever get any access to related Study Woks executed by GOSL, Japan, India etc.

            We also need to understand Japan itself a heavy investor in South India/car fcatories would not facilitate unless otherwise sustainable needs exists nor would they fund it??

            This will also give an opportunity to future manufacturing bases established in SL too to support the car factories as well?? Regional corporation/SAARC is how things shapes up in the developing stages/creating economies etc. So some of folks can come back home from the Middle East/Singapore/Malaysia and start living and working in their own land and enjoying some for themselves too??

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              Rumble
              There are no study works related to this deal.

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                Champa

                Thank you. I take your word for it.

                Then the question should be to the MP’s and can all the “mischief making elected intellectuals” can answer some of the questions to their electorates in our Nation? Can CT write a letter to all the MP’s and ask them to give us all an answer?? I am sure their will be someone raising this in the parliament and get some response from the respective minister??should we not publish for our folks they have some answers??

                Questions should be reasonable/related and non political but hold our GOSL to account without the animosity etc will yield answers??

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    More decisions ? To come in NATIONAL INTEREST ? Who are the Nationals ?
    Do you now find the same amount of 6.9 Million Racist Nationals today who
    voted these Great Heroes of Racist Nationals ? What is serving self-interest is
    not called “National Interest.” National Interest creates confrontations among
    communities ? Why use right words for wrong sources and their actions to
    further mislead the already misled nation ? Keep watching the Developments
    in the US ! We do have a lesson there whether we want to learn from it or not !

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    Champa

    “That means, that once these deep seaports are in full operation, in any case Sri Lanka will “lose” Indian trans-shipments!!!”

    It is for the shareholding Hindian company to find the business/market, increase/improve efficiency, make profit, reinvest in development and share reserves with it’s dump Sri Lankan partners, as long as the lazy dump partners don’t rock the boat.

    Hope another dump war criminal is not made the company chairman/CEO/General Manager/ …………… and allow Basil to hold a secret shareholding.

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    This writer vomits BS to support another NGO racket Read the concluding paragraph, where he says: “..includes Indian Support at International forums….” Mr.Jehan Perera, although you are “Born Again”, we are NOT. We saw how India behaved at the most critical stage of the Resolution against Sri Lanka at UNHRC. At the last moment India “Anstained” from voting. At that time you would have either gone “6 Feet” under or not born. We were alive very much. The real reason for this “49%” to Adani is a “Huge Commitment” made by “Rajapakse & Co.” to India. What is the “Commitment”? When the Colombo Port City project was established this “Rajapakse & Co.” granted an “Outright Ownership” of a portion of that land reclaimed to China and that piece of land “Unconditionally” belongs to China. So with that China has already “Established” a “Territory”, however much it is “Small ” in the Indian Ocean. Next on the land side is another “Acerage” “SOLD” to Chinese establishments. Now India is “Twisting” the arms of “Rajapakse & Co.” for that “HUGE” daylight “Robbery” of our National Assets and freely handing those to China. Now this “SIN” has to be paid back to India who is demanding a portion of our Strategic Landmarks. Some more “Demands” are to come, not so “Liberally” and “Freely” as this writer Mr. Gehan Perera suggests and expects.

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    Lankawe that will never come into any benign accords is proved while G. Parthasarati was consulting Rajiv Gandhi on foreign matters. Dr. GP did that to Nehru and Mrs. Gandhi too. Here in CT, the anti-Tamil Cuban Communist Thero de Silva has admired this High caste Brahmin Scholar. He basically dealt with all famous heads like Regan, Thatcher…. all pesky problems India had with Countries like China, Pakistan & internal problems like Jammu Cashmere, Mizoram…..He deals with rebels as well as leaders and diplomats. For Ceylon, his program to Mrs. Gandhi was while protecting Tamils’ security & mother land he contented to keeping Tamils & Sinhalese in one country. That is the policy still India is trying to implement. This trial is now about 40 years old, but India had no success. How Lankawe blocked Dr. GPs solution was with a special maneuvering. JR told to Rajiv that if the Demulu man Parthasarati is going to be in negotiations, his staffs would resist. So Rajiv had to replace the best Indian diplomat. It sounds like JR’s staffs are racist, so JR wanted to solve it with India for smooth negotiation. But it was not that.

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    JR did know negotiation with Parthasarathi is not going to be easy like Banda-Chelva, Dudley-Chelva, India-Lankawe or even the one like UNHRC-Yahapalanaya government deals, that they could one side-dly tear it off. So they wanted one from Indian part that they could easily handle. Rajiv removed Parthasarathi. Lankawe won the game as it wanted.
    Once again a Demulu Pariah has come into negotiation. Remember the Old King and Ponny called Tamil Nadu Politicans are only comedians and they can do nothing to Lankawe. Dr. Jayasankar becoming the FAM might have been an accident; PM Modi may want a man who can deal with China in friendly manner. But it has turned out to be an arch enemy to Lankawe. Tamil Nadu politicians & people were quick to asses the situation when Jayasankar returned home, within 24 hours, Aanduwa forced Jaffna VC to demolish the memorial, and very cunningly put it on VC’s name. Then VC had to take risk and admit that he was forced by the new Rapist Military Junta in power, forced him to do that. Yesterday, they pulled off the trident in Kurunthumalai Siva temple, installed a Buddhist statue and declared that area as Buddhists’ excavation ground.

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    They hired RSS/Siva Senai Satchi to cover the incident. I don’t know how Satchi can issue answers to Tamil Parliamentarians’ questions to government. Today Rapist Navy rammed an Indian boat and forced to sink. It is not the whole. As usual, the best is yet to come. Lankawe will make sure that India’s advantage of having Dr. Jaysankar is watered out. What is the message Aanduwa telling to Tamil MPs is that don’t think thier friend India can get them any Solution. As Jehan PhD is telling, in the meantime, Aanduwa will use Dr. Jeysankwer to defuse the pressure building against Lankawe, by US & other Western countries, in UNHRC. Whatever Jehan PhD is telling about March 2021 is true too. Like in May, 2009, Lankawe wants to use India to earn the Lankawe the victory.
    So for the Tamils MPs the message is “you work with West on give and take basis; they too have a need of you there; you take care of their concern. And let them take care of your concern. Because, Slap Party & the Communists, who are servicing them will not let easily allow Dr. Jeyasankar emerge out of the deep water Lankawe is trying to holding him under.”

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    People don’t understand the situation. They expect GR to be a democrat! The SBs wanted a dictator. They are fed up of the TNA Tigers in Parliament demanding devolution and the Christians planting churches with foreign funds while screaming about discrimination. (The wise Archbishop toes the Government line to distinguish the RCs from them). The local Muslim IS bombing was the final straw. The SBs voted en masse for GR to be a dictator.
    .
    So far he has not completely scrapped democracy. Sections of the Sangha are asking him to get on with it. They want him to make this island another Myanmar or Thailand. The thing is, he is treading carefully, one step (or one General) at a time. But he will get there. Once these Generals have tasted power they will quickly become addicted.
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    So don’t blame the SBs for how they have voted. If the Yahapalana and the earlier regimes had done what they should have, this would not have happened. Blame them.

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    Dear Rumble, Champa, and GATAM,
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    I saw that Rumble had got a “Latest Comment” on and looked here because there is an incredibly well-organised video on a website called Rumble that we have been linked to, by Professor Kumar David.
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    https://www.colombotelegraph.com/index.php/conspiracy-theorists/
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    Wake-up call – significant things happening. Forget feudal obsessions.
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    https://rumble.com/vcstt7-the-reason-why-covid-19-pandemic-was-created-and-our-future.html
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    Brilliant comments from a range of outstanding people and they all fit seamlessly together. And it’s only a week old. This is a must-read for all human beings.
    .
    What is now at stake is our entire planet. Please don’t repeat what you have said fifty times, minimum, on CT.

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