- the 2002 CFA must be revived; reasons: 1. to bring in the LTTE and the other minority representations to be part of the negotiation process; to put a stop to the violence from either parties as any form of forced military solution will only meet stiff resistance and will not be compromised; this is the realization of half the Singhalese population and 90 % of the Tamils.

- In the negotiations, a credible package of devolution of power must be worked out
between the Singhalese and the Tamil representations mediated by a third party of
international stature (Norway was doing a good job) and not just involving only the
Singhalese. All the parties must put in sincere efforts to address the root causes for the
Conflict and whatever the arrangements or the agreements even it means two systems
or two states, made must be upheld by both sides.

- Justice should not be compromised – those guilty of crimes must be tried and punished;
irrespective of whoever committed the crimes. (one cannot condone any form of crimes even if they are the government ministers, officials, members of the armed forces, police and government supported militia men). The wrong doers must stand trial and be punished for their actions, though amnesty, forgiveness and such things are entirely another matter. The important thing is that wrong doers must be made to take responsibility of their actions and made to feel the impact of their misdeeds; the masked militia men and the paramilitaries of abductions, extortions, deportations, rapes and killings must however be tried and sentenced ? there is no excuse for this kind of crimes even in a war or conflict.

- Whilst the negotiations are in progress, the government must start reconstruction process; encouraging and allowing the affected people to play a major part in the reconstruction process (the armed forces personnel are seen as the perpetrators of crimes who brought about the tragedy on the people should be restrained from taking major roles as this will only add insult and hate and lead to repercussions). The process of reconciliation must address the socio- economic and political imbalances, rehabilitation and compensation for damages and losses through deaths of their loved ones and rapes of their women and above all demilitarization (though injustice done can never be justified). Foreign governments and international institutions should be allowed to help in whatever way they could to help without the interference and direct involvement of the government or its agencies.

Time and the people are not on the government side. The government must understand that it is their action and failure to understand the aspirations of the people that had made the Tamils refugees in their own homeland. And therefore, as the writer rightfully puts it, winning the hearts and minds of the people may be achieved or if the reconstruction and reconciliation process go along the language of the affected people.