PEACE AND RECONCILIATION IN POST-LTTE SRI LANKA: ISSUES AND CHALLENGES BEFORE INDIA

Authors

  • Dr Asima Sahu Reader Dept. of Political Science Ravenshaw University,Cuttack,Odisha

Keywords:

Peace, Reconciliation, Ethnic Conflict, Sri Lanka, India

Abstract

Though the violent and bloody ethnic war in Sri Lanka  terminated  in May 2009, the issues of reconciliation and peace-building between the Sinhalese and the Tamil communities  remain problematic. Former President Rajpaksha  soaked in Triumphalism  and the Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission(LLRC) did not yield  substantial peace dividend. Presently under Sirisena’s regime, the prospect for bridging the gap between the communities seems bright.

The mammoth tasks  of peace-building and nation-building in Sri Lanka  pose  great opportunities as well as challenges before  India.  This paper  makes an attempt  to analyse India’s policy options in addressing the issues of peace-building and reconciliation in post-conflict Sri Lanka.

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2015-12-31

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