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Sri Lanka is India’s neighbour.
It plays an important role in the strategic perception of all countries that use the Indian Oceans since the sea route from the Bab el Mandeb to the Straits of Malacca has to circumvent the ‘outpost’ of Sri Lanka, Therefore, all countries that use this sea route has interest in Sri Lanka. In addition, it has the deep and large Trincomalee Bay that has immense strategic naval importance and just before the Indian entry into Sri Lanka, the US was negotiating to have rights over this Bay.
The ethnic problem of Sri Lanka was festering for long, well before the IPKF entry into Sri Lanka.
There is a common interest in the LTTE problem for both India and Sri Lanka. Whereas the Tamils of Sri Lanka are creating a problem for Sri Lanka with their separatist movement, it is to India’ disadvantage if this movement succeed since it can affect the Tamils of India and a same situation in India can arise. Hence, the Indian interest.
It is to Sri Lanka and India’s advantage if this the Tamil issue is solved.
There is no doubt that any country can buy what it wants or take assistance from any other country.
Israeli weapons have been bought by Sri Lanka and the MOSSAD has been active with official invitation. Therefore, the coming in of any other country in the same manner would not be unusual.
There are reports that the LTTE attempts to find shelter along the coast of Tamilnadu where there are sympathisers because of the Tamil Eelam euphoria, even if they are no kins, the Tamils of Sri Lanka being different owing to their long exposure in Sri Lankan.
But to assume that it should not affect India is incorrect since it does not indicate understanding of the security and strategic environment. It is like stating that what is happening in Afghanistan is of no concern to Pakistan or the influx of Pashtuns into FATA should be of no concern to Pakistan. India cannot have a situation in Tamilnadu like what is happening in FATA and such areas.
Like the Pakistan is sensitive to foreign forces and influences in Afghanistan since it is causing the influx of terrorists into Pakistan and destabilising the area, India, too is equally concerned about foreign influences in Sri Lanka for the same reason.
It plays an important role in the strategic perception of all countries that use the Indian Oceans since the sea route from the Bab el Mandeb to the Straits of Malacca has to circumvent the ‘outpost’ of Sri Lanka, Therefore, all countries that use this sea route has interest in Sri Lanka. In addition, it has the deep and large Trincomalee Bay that has immense strategic naval importance and just before the Indian entry into Sri Lanka, the US was negotiating to have rights over this Bay.
The ethnic problem of Sri Lanka was festering for long, well before the IPKF entry into Sri Lanka.
There is a common interest in the LTTE problem for both India and Sri Lanka. Whereas the Tamils of Sri Lanka are creating a problem for Sri Lanka with their separatist movement, it is to India’ disadvantage if this movement succeed since it can affect the Tamils of India and a same situation in India can arise. Hence, the Indian interest.
It is to Sri Lanka and India’s advantage if this the Tamil issue is solved.
There is no doubt that any country can buy what it wants or take assistance from any other country.
Israeli weapons have been bought by Sri Lanka and the MOSSAD has been active with official invitation. Therefore, the coming in of any other country in the same manner would not be unusual.
There are reports that the LTTE attempts to find shelter along the coast of Tamilnadu where there are sympathisers because of the Tamil Eelam euphoria, even if they are no kins, the Tamils of Sri Lanka being different owing to their long exposure in Sri Lankan.
But to assume that it should not affect India is incorrect since it does not indicate understanding of the security and strategic environment. It is like stating that what is happening in Afghanistan is of no concern to Pakistan or the influx of Pashtuns into FATA should be of no concern to Pakistan. India cannot have a situation in Tamilnadu like what is happening in FATA and such areas.
Like the Pakistan is sensitive to foreign forces and influences in Afghanistan since it is causing the influx of terrorists into Pakistan and destabilising the area, India, too is equally concerned about foreign influences in Sri Lanka for the same reason.