ThisCold War-Eraintrusion-detectionsystemwas designed to blend in withthe terrain and coulddetectmovementof people, animals or objects up to 300metersaway.
The ruthlessness with which his government prosecuted the final stages ofthewar, and then interned some 300, 000 Tamils for months, alienated many in the West.
The December 24 hijacking ofthe Indian Airbus-300 during a flight from Katmandu to New Delhi sparked a warof words between archrivals India and Pakistan.