Arms Trail Unearthed: December 11, 2006

Reports in the last couple of weeks have made the connection between the Maoists in Andhra Pradesh and the LTTE. (Previously posted, reproduced here for ready reference.)

Jaya Menon, Police on lookout for LTTE link in arms haul, Indian Express, December 5, 2006.
Jaya Menon, Explosives seized in TN, destination might be LTTE, Indian Express, December 1, 2006.

This morning's report suggests that Rameshwaram has become an entrepot for this trade.

Jaya Menon, ‘Explosives from India going to both Lankan govt and LTTE,’ Indian Express, December 11, 2006.

PK Balachandran, Indian explosives not for war, says SL, Hindustan Times, December 11, 2006.

Also:

ULFA has LTTE links: Assam police, Agencies/ Chennai Online, December 1, 2006.

Sri Lanka Update, December 9, 2006

Responding to continuing conflict:

• 'Democracy must not be used to create opportunity for terrorism' - President, ColomboPage, December 7, 2006.
• MR Narayan Swamy, Experts suggest genuine power sharing in Sri Lanka, Hindustan Times/IANS, December 7, 2006.
• Simon Gardner, Sri Lanka to crack down on terror but no rebel ban, Reuters, December 6, 2006.

Fanning the flames:

• Jaya Menon, Police on lookout for LTTE link in arms haul, Indian Express, December 5, 2006.
• Jaya Menon, Explosives seized in TN, destination might be LTTE, Indian Express, December 1, 2006.

Perspectives: Fred Abrahams, Postcard from … Sri Lanka, Foreign Policy in Focus, December 8, 2006.

When one steps away from states and politics and considers the security of individuals and their families, livelihoods are integral to this consideration: Raekha Prasad, In the rice paddies of Sri Lanka, a new enemy: salt, The Guardian, December 9, 2006.

Sri Lanka Update: December 6, 2006

Commentary from Sri Lanka:

• Jehan Perera, LTTE’S continuing failure to gain international legitimacy, National Peace Council, November. 27, 2006.
• Dayan Jayatilleka, Prabhakaran's Mahaveera Speech 2006 Decisive Escalation Final Conflict, The Lanka Academic, November 28, 2006.
• Jehan Perera, Bigger Role for International Community, National Peace Council, December 3, 2006.
• Wilson Gnanadass, Interpreting Prabha’s Heroes Day speech, The Nation on Sunday, December 3, 2006.
• Sunil Bastian, Sri Lanka's International Straitjacket, The Lanka Academic, December 5, 2006.

Maldives Update: December 6, 2006

• Sumon K Chakrabarti, Slam govt, get arrested in Maldives, CNN-IBN, December 4, 2006.
• Open letter to the Information Minister, Mohamed Nasheed: Five press freedom organisations write to Mohamed Nasheed, Reporters Without Borders, December 5, 2006.

Mullaperiyar Issue, December 6, 2006

Vinu Abraham and Srinivasa Ramanujam, Boiling point, The Week, December 10, 2006.

Maldives Update, December 4, 2006

In the week that Subcontinent South has not been updated, Amin Faisal has been released. A status report on other November 10th detainees has been prepared by the Maldivian Democratic Party.

Prominent members of the Maldivian Democratic Party have left, such as Ibrahim Ismail (Ibra) and Jennifer Latheef.

Ibra: The Interview, Minivan News, December 1, 2006.
Jenny Latheef Resigns From MDP, Minivan News, November 29, 2006.

Reports on human rights violations in the Maldives were published.

Maldives: Renewed repressive measures against the opposition, Amnesty International, November 28, 2006.
Maldives: 3 Years on and still no respect for human rights, Friends of Maldives, November 2006.

Riparian Disputes: Mullaperiyar, Nov.23-Dec.4 2006

What is at issue?

Papri Sri Raman, The story of the 'Big River' dam, IndiaPRNews, November 26, 2006.

What happened this last week?

TN-Kerala standoff on Mullaperiyar reaches flashpoint, The Hindu, November 23, 2006.

Dam you! Kerala, TN tell each other, CNN-IBN, November 23, 2006. (Map here.)

Centre gets proactive on Mullaperiyar dam issue, Financial Express, November 24, 2006.
Devotees and provisions may be decisive in dam row, Times of India, November 23, 2006.

The shape of things to come:

Vaiko vs Karunanidhi, TimesNow, November 25, 2006.