Tsunami New Year resolutions

THE young widow told me her story during my visit to Hambantota soon after the tragedy: her husband saw the wave coming at him. As the train was stopped on the tracks nearby, he ran for cover into the coach. Minutes later, the train itself was dashed, the coaches wrapped around each other. Her husband? ..and then she choked, with a lump in her throat...speechless.

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Hindustan Times Editorial on Sri Lanka:

Step back from the brink

SRI LANKAN President Mahinda Rajapakse's visit to India will have served its purpose if it prompts the early resumption of the stalled peace process in the island. Mr. Rajapakse had wide-ranging talks on ways of enhancing bilateral cooperation in various fields, particularly in business. The express aim of his visit, however, was obviously to enlist India's participation in the peace process.

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