Our Country, Our President, Our Armed Forces, Our Nation And My Defence!

By Telli C Rajaratnam -February 26, 2014

Dr. Telli C Rajaratnam

I shall confine my submission to the current trends in international affairs relating to Sri Lanka with the war against terrorism and how the world look at us owing to the accusations made against us by vested interests with particular emphasis to the UN and whether we have overcome the difficulties and convinced the world that we were justified in doing what we had to do.

Sovereignty, territorial integrity & political independence

We are a people created equal, free to think and worship as we feel. We are no longer colonists. Our destiny would not be determined for us but our destiny will be determined by us. We must take effective measures to safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of the developing nations and work towards a new international political and economic order that is fair and rational. First, it is imperative to promote democracy in international relations. To respect the sovereignty, territorial integrity and political independence of all countries and resolve internal conflicts. The affairs of each and every country should be left to its own people to decide. Global challenges should be tackled through international cooperation and co-ordination.

All countries should foster a new security concept featuring mutual trust, mutual benefit, equality and cooperation and fully respect the diversity of world civilizations, and should seek consensus through dialogue, co-operation through consultation and development through exchanges.

The role of the UN and the integrity of Sri Lanka – The obligation of the UN to focus at the LTTE as human rights violators

It is imperative to work towards stability and development of the developing nations. World peace hinges on stability of the developing nations, and global prosperity rests, on growth of the developing nations. Complicated as they are, many of the issues today may have their roots found in development. Development should be the top priority of governments of all developing nations in their efforts to govern and build up their countries. It is imperative to ensure a full play of the UN’s important role in international affairs. As the most important inter-governmental organization in the world today, which represents the fundamental interests of all member countries and the aspirations of all peoples in the world, the United Nations has a lot to do and accomplish under the new situation. Therefore, it is our common responsibility and is in everyone’s vital interests to strengthen its role, safeguard its authority, increase its efficiency and promote its reform.                                                                   Read More