Prof. Mahesh Nirmalan

Professor Mahesh Nirmalan MD, FRCA, PhD, FFICM University of Manchester Ethnocentric politics, appealing to the sentiments of one’s own ethnic group has resulted in several post-colonial countries being trapped in perpetual cycles of conflict. The situation is further complicated when larger nations intervene on behalf of a side with ‘real or perceived’ injustices, or more diabolically, exacerbate these differences to promote their own global ambitions. As a consequence, affected countries are