Prof. Aijaz Ahmad shares his opinion with Newsclick about Mahmoud Abbas's bid for Palestinian state in the United Nations.

Spokesperson of the Sri Lanka Democracy Forum, Ahilan Kadirgamar talks to Newsclick over phone from New York. He argues that the "Report of the Secretary-General's Panel of Experts on Accountability in Sri Lanka" brings about valid recommendations, which if heeded by the otherwise triumphalist and denialist Sri Lankan government could pave the way for true reconciliation and accountability in Sri Lanka following the brutal civil war in 2009.

Prof. Vijay Prashad, professor of International Studies, Trinity College, Connecticut, US talks to Newsclick on the UN resolution 1973 on intervention in Libya and other issues related to the uprisings in West Asia (in Yemen in particular).