The military defeat of the LTTE seems to have brought about a more conciliatory approach between the government and opposition parliamentarians with many seeing the post-war scenario as an opportunity to work together to develop the country. But some of the past contentions surfaced from time-to-time when Parliament met last week.
Notwithstanding the hurrahs of Sri Lanka's delegation to the United Nations this week in having (apparently) marked a victory for the ability of smaller states to - en bloc- stand up to 'Western bullying' there is, in fact, little reason for jubilation regarding the Human Rights Council's Special Session on Sri Lanka.
In most of the hard-fought elections for high-ranking jobs in inter-governmental organisations, the highly qualified and most competent candidates do not necessarily win.
The elections at the UN, for example, are usually tainted by politics, bribery, cheque book diplomacy and subtle donor threats (to cut off aid).
