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Sri Lanka warned against alienating India

May 25, 2011 (LBO) - India will destabilise Sri Lanka again if the island endangers her big neighbour's geo-strategic interests in future just like New Delhi initially sponsored Tamil separatists, an international terrorism expert has warned.

"India did it because Sri Lanka was insensitive to India's geo-political interests," said Rohan Gunaratna of Singapore's Nanyang Technological University, referring to Indian support for Tamil separatists in the initial phase of the 30-year ethnic war that ended in 2009.

"It is a mistake we must never repeat. If so, we will suffer," he told a forum on global terrorism organised by Shippers’ Academy - Colombo at the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce.

Gunaratna, who heads the university's International Centre for Political Violence and Terrorism Research, said Sri Lanka risks alienating India if the island gets too close to China.

"India punished Sri Lanka then. I have no doubt India will once again punish Sri Lanka if we flirt with China at the cost of India," Gunaratna said.

Sri Lanka could continue to get economic assistance from China but not "at the cost of India," Gunaratna said.

China became Sri Lanka's main supplier of weapons during the ethnic war and is now a key source of aid and investment, helping to build a port and an airport, power plants and roads and railways in the island.

Gunaratna warned that if India sees Sri Lanka as hostile Indian intelligence services could once again train and nurture terrorist groups to destabilise the island as it did in the early 1980s by helping Tamil separatists.

In the initial phases of the ethnic war, Tamil separatists operated out of bases in the south Indian state of Tamil Nadu, using small, fast boats to cross the narrow strip of water separating the two countries for attacks.

That was a time when Sri Lankan political leaders were "very Western oriented" with the island being the first to adopt free market economic policies in the south Asian region, Gunaratna said.

He said Indian support was crucial in the final stages of the war which ended in May 2009 when Sri Lanka came under pressure from Western powers to stop its military campaign on the verge of victory over the Tigers.

"India is the only country which could have stopped the military advance which ultimately defeated the Tamil Tigers," he said, noting that this was made possible by good relations developed by Sri Lanka's government with India.

"If we antagonise India, India will punish us," Gunaratna warned. "India has done it to several other countries."

He referred to how India is seen to have supported violent groups in Pakistan and Bangladesh as well as in Sri Lanka.

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Does this sound like a good candidate for the Security Council?

 
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Its only fair, I mean if tomorrow Mongolia allows India to make an air base in their country, it would piss China off, and they would do whatever they can to destabilize Mongolia.
 
i do not understand this article...he says that we have supported terrorist groups in pakistan and bangladesh which is baseless..
he also says that we should be with India but not in a way you expect someone to say..
 
i do not understand this article...he says that we have supported terrorist groups in pakistan and bangladesh which is baseless..
he also says that we should be with India but not in a way you expect someone to say..

Dude read carefully what it says.

He referred to how India is seen to have supported violent groups in Pakistan and Bangladesh as well as in Sri Lanka.
 
Lesson to Srilanka:" We can change our friends, but not our neighbours"

Also don't flirt with people who do not share our values.
 
India is an open aggressive and terrorist country..they are desperate to return to the status of mythical non-existent akhand bharat. India has a history of invasion however India ranks high on PDI scale which means their aggression is passive which is far more dangerous than active aggression. High PDI nations are highly suspected of back stab and exploiting trust.
 
India is an open aggressive and terrorist country..they are desperate to return to the status of mythical non-existent akhand bharat. India has a history of invasion however India ranks high on PDI scale which means their aggression is passive which is far more dangerous than active aggression. High PDI nations are highly suspected of back stab and exploiting trust.

Terrorist country ??? :cheesy::cheesy::cheesy::cheesy:




From a Pakistani :rofl::rofl:
 
India is an open aggressive and terrorist country..they are desperate to return to the status of mythical non-existent akhand bharat. India has a history of invasion however India ranks high on PDI scale which means their aggression is passive which is far more dangerous than active aggression. High PDI nations are highly suspected of back stab and exploiting trust.

Thank you for all those kind and caring words.
 
We are fully prepared to defeat any terrorist and separatist threats

Sri Lanka Armed Forces strength currently at 380,200.

Also reserve personnel approximately between 20,000-40,000.

Special Task Force strength between 6000-10,000.

Civil Security Force strength 35,000.

Coast Guard strength 2000.

Police Service strength 85,000.

Our Defence spending also much higher then the official amount.

We also receive Annual Military aid from our friends.

Also our only navel border with India strictly under surveillance 24X7 by Sri Lanka Navy.

Sri Lanka Navy Northern Command always on highest alert.

Sri Lanka Air force UAV’s also monitors the Northern Navel region.
 
Kanna dear,

With due respect, you (SL) are not so important as you think yourself to be. You are constantly at our mercy even if you wish to hit a mosquitoe.. This is the most polite I can get. I am talking realpolitik here.

He said Indian support was crucial in the final stages of the war which ended in May 2009 when Sri Lanka came under pressure from Western powers to stop its military campaign on the verge of victory over the Tigers.

"India is the only country which could have stopped the military advance which ultimately defeated the Tamil Tigers," he said, noting that this was made possible by good relations developed by Sri Lanka's government with India.

"If we antagonise India, India will punish us," Gunaratna warned. "India has done it to several other countries."
 
Kanna dear,

With due respect, you (SL) are not so important as you think yourself to be. You are constantly at our mercy even if you wish to hit a mosquitoe.. This is the most polite I can get. I am talking realpolitik here.

Fully agree, that mean India directly intervening in Sri Lanka to stop the
Sri Lanka military advance.

By supporting a terrorist group and threatening Sri Lanka.

Without the United Nations Security Council approval, one member state cannot intervene another member’s internal affair.

It will also directly impact India’s bid for United Nations Security Council, as always you wised to become a member.

Do you think other countries will vote for India, if India threatening a small country like Sri Lanka?
 

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