In the Tiger Tamer's den

It's been exactly one year since the Sri Lankan forces defeated the LTTE in one of the bloodiest civil wars fought in recent times. For Sri Lankan President, Mahinda Rajapaksa, it is probably the best of times -- he is basking in the glory of taming the Tigers and enjoying unprecedented powers after being re-elected in January this year. Indeed, his presence seems to be all-prevading -- his photographs line the airport in Colombo and huge cut-outs are visible across the city. A few days after the victory anniversary, I met Rajapaksa at his residence, Temple Trees, for what turned out to be a wide-ranging chat -- on LTTE, Indo-Lanka relations and why he likes 'My Name Is Khan.'

Click here to read the full interview.

Click here to read my blog post in The Times of India blog.