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Vanishing Futures: Intersections of UK School Closures, Digital Exploitation, and Legal Loopholes in Child Vulnerability (2000–2025)
Author: Balananthini Balasubramaniam @SmallDrops. Date: 12 July 2025 Abstract This interdisciplinary study examines a 25-year arc of...
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4 hours ago6 min read
Birth Rates, Secularism, and Religious Demography: A Critical Examination of Global Power Dynamics
Abstract This article critically examines the strategic utilisation of birth rates as religious and political tools, particularly...
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1 day ago6 min read
Disappeared Eelam Tamils and Allegations of Transnational Organ Trafficking: An Urgent Call for Independent International Inquiry
By Small Drops | Balananthini Balasubramaniam Published 20 April 2025 | Updated 10 July 2025 Abstract This article interrogates the...
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1 day ago6 min read
Mass Graves and Manufactured Narratives: A Rigorous Fact-Checked Exposé on the 1990 Tamil Disappearances
At this pivotal juncture, it is imperative to dismantle entrenched historical falsehoods through scrupulous evidentiary analysis,...
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Jul 93 min read
Reframing 1990: Expulsion or Strategic Protection? Reassessing the LTTE’s Northern Evacuation of Sri Lankan Moors
Abstract The 1990 expulsion of approximately 70,000 Sri Lankan Moors (Muslims) from the Northern Province by the Liberation Tigers of...
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Jul 94 min read
The Tearful Flower of the Black Tiger
A Tribute to Vallipuram Vasanthan – First Black Tiger (Martyred: 05 July 1987) I. Breath and Soil When the land itself becomes...
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Jul 53 min read
Sri Lanka’s Fourth Game: Can China and Colombo Outsmart the West Once More?
I. Contextualising Three Rounds of Diplomatic Evasion Over the past fifteen years, Sri Lanka has demonstrated a sophisticated capacity...
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Jun 306 min read
Tamil Eelam: A Strategic Imperative to Contain China in the Indian Ocean
Introduction As China tightens its grip on the Indian Ocean through deep-sea ports and maritime routes, regional powers must confront a...
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Jun 243 min read
Strategic Assessment of the Islamist Nexus across the Palk Strait: Implications for Tamil Hindu Security and Regional Stability
Abstract This paper investigates the operational and ideological nexus between Sri Lankan Islamist factions, particularly the National...
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Jun 163 min read
India’s Green Rare Earth Revolution: Balancing Security, Ecology, and Ethical Supply Chains in the Critical Minerals Era
Abstract India stands poised at a transformative crossroads: to liberate itself from China’s monopolistic control over rare earth...
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Jun 164 min read
Inventing Kingdoms, Erasing Communities: The Myth of the Vanni Kingdom and its Political Instrumentalisation in Sri Lanka
Author: Balananthini Balasubramaniam (Nila Bala) Independent Researcher, Small Drops. smalldropsnila@gmail.com 15 June 2025 United...
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Jun 164 min read
The Historical and Digital Abuse of Women: From Geopolitical Weapon to Online Exploitation
Introduction Throughout human history, women have been exploited under various political, economic, and cultural pretexts. From ancient...
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Jun 164 min read
Revitalising Tamil Studies in Western Academia: The Imperative of Youth Engagement and Political Mobilisation
Author: Balananthini Balasubramaniam Affiliation: Small Drops Abstract Despite Tamil’s status as one of the world’s oldest...
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Jun 165 min read
Advancing Sustainable Development through Plastic Reuse Centres: A Strategic Policy Proposal for High Population, Low-Employment Nations
Abstract Plastic pollution constitutes a critical threat to global environmental sustainability and public health, particularly in...
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Jun 64 min read
Reclaiming Sovereignty in the Age of Stateless Solidarity
We must engage in dialogue with the powers that govern the world — but in doing so, we must never relinquish our own pursuit of...
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Jun 52 min read
Ignorance as the Fundamental Political Problem of Participation: A Universal Philosophical Inquiry
Abstract This essay explores the proposition that "the fundamental political problem lies in participation," situating it within a...
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Jun 35 min read
The 2019 Easter Attacks and the Architecture of Managed Violence in Sri Lanka - Part II
Abstract This section argues that the 2019 Easter Sunday attacks cannot be adequately explained through the lens of isolated religious...
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Jun 23 min read
Reassessing the Need for Anti-Terror Legislation in Sri Lanka – A Redundant Security Apparatus – Part I
Abstract This section critically examines Sri Lanka’s persistent reliance on counter-terrorism legislation, notably the Prevention of...
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Jun 23 min read
Unheard Voices: Atrocities against Eastern Hindu Tamils during the IPKF Era and the Politics of Selective Memory in Sri Lanka
Author: Balananthini Balasubramaniam Freelance Journalist | Human Rights Analyst | Founder, Small Drops NGO Abstract This article...
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May 295 min read
An Unfolding Betrayal: India’s Strategic Missteps in Sri Lanka and the Erasure of the Eelam Tamils
The systematic marginalisation and near-eradication of the Eelam Tamils in Sri Lanka, alongside the concurrent transformation of the...
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May 293 min read
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