Sri Lanka, Sept. 11 -- There is something magical about Westminster on a crisp London evening. Last week, as I walked past the historic buildings glowing in the soft light, I felt the hum of global conversations taking place all around me. Diplomats, academics, journalists and policymakers were gathering for the launch of the Foreign Policy Centre's latest report on soft power, and I was lucky enough to be in the room. As I listened to the discussions, it struck me that what we were talking about in Westminster was not just an abstract idea for scholars, but something that touches all our lives and something profoundly relevant for Sri Lanka. It made me think about how a nation tells its story to the world, and how public relations, my ch...