INDIA seems to be getting it right finally.
After years of being a malefic regional presence in the eyes of many of her neighbors, India is starting to see things in a new perspective where her smaller neighbor is concerned. In a region where she is flanked by nuclear armed rivals China and Pakistan, India is now starting to realize how vital it is to build a strong and dependable relationship with Sri Lanka, so that the smaller neighbor's very strong ties with the regional nuclear powers do not become a potential future source of threat.
It is with this view that India seems to have embraced a policy of differentiating Tamil terrorism from Sri Lankan tamils and deal with each seperately. Sri Lanka could not have asked for more, especially from the very nation which created the terrorist monster the Sri Lankans now have to eliminate by themselves.
India also sees a prminant role for herself in re-building Sri Lanka. Such a policy would provide India a foothold where she has slipped considerably in the past and an opportunity to earn the trust and gratitude of her smaller neighbor, a solid foundation for a long lasting relationship.
Here's a great article on India's apparent perspective, potential short and long term strateges in Sri lanka http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Sunday_TOI/Sri_Lanka_rebuild_View_from_Delhi/articleshow/4058287.cms
After years of being a malefic regional presence in the eyes of many of her neighbors, India is starting to see things in a new perspective where her smaller neighbor is concerned. In a region where she is flanked by nuclear armed rivals China and Pakistan, India is now starting to realize how vital it is to build a strong and dependable relationship with Sri Lanka, so that the smaller neighbor's very strong ties with the regional nuclear powers do not become a potential future source of threat.
It is with this view that India seems to have embraced a policy of differentiating Tamil terrorism from Sri Lankan tamils and deal with each seperately. Sri Lanka could not have asked for more, especially from the very nation which created the terrorist monster the Sri Lankans now have to eliminate by themselves.
India also sees a prminant role for herself in re-building Sri Lanka. Such a policy would provide India a foothold where she has slipped considerably in the past and an opportunity to earn the trust and gratitude of her smaller neighbor, a solid foundation for a long lasting relationship.
Here's a great article on India's apparent perspective, potential short and long term strateges in Sri lanka http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Sunday_TOI/Sri_Lanka_rebuild_View_from_Delhi/articleshow/4058287.cms
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