You are not getting the point. You are going through the stereotypical assessment of the situation that TN leaders are milking the issue (which they are) but SL guys are 'basically ok'. See it's the second assessment that's problematic. Forget any sri Lankan ever accepting the right wingism that created the conflict, if you think that they would have learnt from 30 years of conflict- that's not exactly true. The general who led the campaign (I think he had some ambitions of becoming president himself) was all out to garrison and isolate the reclaimed tamil areas- essentially kick off another round of conflict for 'rights' in the future. He came into conflict with Mahinda Rajapakse (who had given assurances of normal integration to India and TN leaders) and almost launched a coup. I believe it was RAW that alerted Rajapakse and averted the coup. India's national interest is served only when a long term normal integration of Tamils with SL people happen. Then we avert refugee crisis and conflicts and stuff. If these events are any evidence, we have to make sure that Rajapakse stays the course and does the job.
seriously dude what is your point here? It looks like you have made a salad with writing extremely different things. You are not bringing any point. I will break down and answer one by one.
1. SL guys are basically ok! - You are an external party and if you think you have any responsibility to make any SL party 'OK' you are wrong. SLns will continue to have their own opinions.
But last we checked SL gover had conducted elections in North and democracy is returning. When it comes to power devolution SL has done what it has promised.
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ny sri Lankan ever accepting the right wingism that created the conflict, if you think that they would have learnt from 30 years of conflict- that's not exactly true. - as i said earlier SLn will continue to have any viewpoint. Like any country we have people with extremely different view points. SL govern is not bound to deliver what you think is best for SL but what SL people think is best for SL. That is the main thing external parties should realise. And SL conflict is not a black and white issue and unlike many think equal rights or discrimination was not the real root for SL problem. As our former foreign minister Kadirgamar said world should be looked at as grey not as black and white.
And where did you pick this SF case and RAW and military coup thing? Please access real news sites. How is SF even relate to SL conflict and indo-SL relations?
We should move on but make sure that there is true integration in there and no garrisoning or isolating (like what the gen wanted). If we don't put pressure there, it'll only come back to haunt us. No matter how much we want to make it a national issue, as if boats with refugees end up on our side, we will have to put it back into TN focus. Right now Rajapakse seems to be taking the right steps but we gotta keep putting pressure so that it vanishes as a threat altogether.
TN is in India. And if India gave cooperation, I can assure you it was after getting consensus with TN leaders. If you think India and TN have different policies- you are silly.
One doesnt require a session of brain storming to understand Indian central gover and TN policies regarding SL are different, just read some news. Yes TN is in india and indian central gover has certianly MANAGED TN leaders on SL. That is the point and it does not mean TN prepares SL policies with Indian central government on an equal footing.
Lets see what exactly the TN polcies are. TN policies are when it comes to SL is an irritating policy. TN leaders and even some of its fringe polical parties like the one in news wants to bully SL using india. They always create dramas and slightly threaten seperation at the drop of a hat. Now both SL and Indian gover knows what sort of a cry baby TN is and they know exactly how to deal with them. TN needs one thing, that is attention and pampering.
whenever TN screams on something about SL, Indian gover listens to them do some pampering issue a media statement and continue SL-Ind relations as it was intended to be.
Unlike the politicians you have in TN, luckily the leaders in central government are rational and mature.