["The like-minded group chaired by Egypt included Algeria, Angola, Bangladesh, Belarus, Bolivia, China, Cuba, Ecuador, Indonesia, Iran, North Korea, Myanmar, Nicaragua, Pakistan, Russia, South Sudan, Sudan, Uganda, Venezuela and Zimbabwe." That, however, makes 21, not 22. Never mind.
In this context, it won't be quite out of place to refer to the following excerpt from my forwarding comment to an earlier mail, *Three Interesting Comments on Modi from China, US and Israel (from ones associated with the respective Establishments)*, posted on May 22 last, in the wake of Modi-led BJP's spectacular victory in India's last parliamentary poll: *In the following comment, what takes the cake is this: "The opposition to the BJP hold this view [that Modi will alienate minorities and fuel confrontation as an "autocrat" after he assumes the office] out of the need for partisan competition, while as for Western critics, their attack on Modi is out of ideological concerns, because Modi's governance style and philosophy are very close to Chinese practices."*] http://m.firstpost.com/world/sri-lanka-wins-backing-22-nations-unhrc-probe-1732955.html Sri Lanka wins backing of 22 nations against UNHRC probe Sep 27, 2014 18:40 IST *Colombo:* Sri Lanka has won the backing of 22 nations, including China and Pakistan, in its effort to block a UN war crimes probe into the country's human rights record during its brutal war with the Tamil Tigers. A government statement said the countries in a joint statement has termed the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) resolution passed last March as an intrusive mandate and unwarranted in the context of Sri Lanka's own local investigation. The like-minded group chaired by Egypt included Algeria, Angola, Bangladesh, Belarus, Bolivia, China, Cuba, Ecuador, Indonesia, Iran, North Korea, Myanmar, Nicaragua, Pakistan, Russia, South Sudan, Sudan, Uganda, Venezuela and Zimbabwe. This support was in addition to the concerns raised by India as Sri Lanka's all important giant neighbour had questioned the methodology of the investigation. This is in view of Sri Lanka's decision not to cooperate with the United Nations-led investigation. India backed the US-sponsored 2012 and 2013 UNHRC resolutions which pinned Colombo to a credible process of reconciliation with the Tamil minority. However, India much to the delight of Sri Lanka abstained at the crucial vote last March which mandated an international investigation. Sri Lanka's opposition is based on its reliance to deliver reconciliation and justice through its own mechanism. Colombo dubs the UN investigation as one which impedes its sovereignty. The UNHRC resolution had alleged war crimes blamed on both government troops and LTTE rebels during the final phase of the three-decade civil war. The UN says 30,000 people were killed towards the end of the ethnic conflict in 2009 when the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) was finally crushed. *PTI* -- Peace Is Doable -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Green Youth Movement" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/greenyouth. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
