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The Economist puts Eelam on the global map?

By Mendaka Abeysekera in New York
Globally reputed journal The Economist has for the first time put the state of Eelam on the global map.

The Economist, in its December 6 issue, displays Eelam as a sovereign state alongside countries like India, Pakistan and China. Particulars regarding Eelam are displayed using the same font, size and colour as other sovereign states are shown on this map.

Earlier, it appeared as ‘Areas claimed by the LTTE’.

Interestingly the map supports the article on India titled “India “Don’t mention the massacre” referring to Narendra Modi’s campaign for re-election in Gujarat,(p. 47) and not in an article featuring Sri Lanka that appeared on page 48 titled “The Tigers and the government match outrage with outrage.”