Sri lankan tamils perhaps have become an ethnic group in the South Asian island of Sri Lanka. According to Anthropological evidences and Archaeological evidences, Sri Lankan Tamils have been living on the island since 2nd Century BCE (Ref: wiki), but, there has been a constant tension between the Sinhalese and the Tamils. Sinhalese are the majority population of SL and constitute around 74.5% of Sri Lankan population.
In the present situation when "INTERNATIONAL RELATION" plays a key role for a country in terms of economy, political stability, border issues etc., we are trying to worsen our relation and that too with a neighboring nation.
Very recently, Jayalalithaa, the incumbent CM of Tamil Nadu in her letter to the PM expressed her anger for training the Sri Lankan Army officers in Wellington (Tamil Nadu). Not many days later, in another case, she suspended the officer for allowing the Sri Lankan football players to play a friendly match with a custom department team. It clearly reflects the lack of co-ordination between the central and the state government. When the matter is related to any foreign country, it becomes a national issue and should be a prerogative of the Central Government and not only the state government. The decision should be made either by a consensus of both or by the central government. Sole decision/Hard decision of the state government will only bitter-up the relation and may not be in the favour of India.
Talking about our foreign policy- India was always a believer of maintaining a fine diplomatic relation specially with our neighbors. India played a key role in the liberation of Bangladesh in 1971. In 1988, India helped preserve the integrity of Maldives by assisting it from the take over by armed mercenaries. In fact, India won International Appreciation for its initiatives for strengthening ties with neighbors. These initiatives are based on five principles.
1. With neighbors like Bangladesh, Bhutan, Maldives, Nepal and Sri Lanka, India does not ask for reciprocity but gives all that it can in good faith and trust.
2. No south Asian countries should allow its territories to be used against the interest of another country of the region.
3. No country will interfere in the internal affairs of the other.
4. All South Asian countries must respect each other's territorial integrity and Sovereignty.
5. They should settle all disputes through peaceful bilateral negotiations.
India has taken several further steps which gained her respect from other countries and also positioned it among the powerful countries not only in Asia but in the world too. India is considered as the leader of the developing nations and having the potential to be a developed nation somewhere down the line.
India is a key member of SAARC. In the recent years SAARC played a crucial role in the accelerating pace of economic growth. The South Asian Preferential Trade Agreement (SAPTA) became operational in 1995. At the 9th SAARC summit in Male in 1997, chaired by India, a historical decision was taken to strive for a South Asian Free Trade Area (SAFTA) BY THE YEAR 2001. At present India is implementing a "LOOK EAST" policy. Some significant steps in the pursuance of this policy has been taken with the admission of India as a full dialogue partner of Association of South east Asian Nations (ASEAN) and a member of ASEAN Regional Forum in 1996.
Reference: Embassy of INDIA, Beijing
In the present situation when "INTERNATIONAL RELATION" plays a key role for a country in terms of economy, political stability, border issues etc., we are trying to worsen our relation and that too with a neighboring nation.
Very recently, Jayalalithaa, the incumbent CM of Tamil Nadu in her letter to the PM expressed her anger for training the Sri Lankan Army officers in Wellington (Tamil Nadu). Not many days later, in another case, she suspended the officer for allowing the Sri Lankan football players to play a friendly match with a custom department team. It clearly reflects the lack of co-ordination between the central and the state government. When the matter is related to any foreign country, it becomes a national issue and should be a prerogative of the Central Government and not only the state government. The decision should be made either by a consensus of both or by the central government. Sole decision/Hard decision of the state government will only bitter-up the relation and may not be in the favour of India.
Talking about our foreign policy- India was always a believer of maintaining a fine diplomatic relation specially with our neighbors. India played a key role in the liberation of Bangladesh in 1971. In 1988, India helped preserve the integrity of Maldives by assisting it from the take over by armed mercenaries. In fact, India won International Appreciation for its initiatives for strengthening ties with neighbors. These initiatives are based on five principles.
1. With neighbors like Bangladesh, Bhutan, Maldives, Nepal and Sri Lanka, India does not ask for reciprocity but gives all that it can in good faith and trust.
2. No south Asian countries should allow its territories to be used against the interest of another country of the region.
3. No country will interfere in the internal affairs of the other.
4. All South Asian countries must respect each other's territorial integrity and Sovereignty.
5. They should settle all disputes through peaceful bilateral negotiations.
India has taken several further steps which gained her respect from other countries and also positioned it among the powerful countries not only in Asia but in the world too. India is considered as the leader of the developing nations and having the potential to be a developed nation somewhere down the line.
India is a key member of SAARC. In the recent years SAARC played a crucial role in the accelerating pace of economic growth. The South Asian Preferential Trade Agreement (SAPTA) became operational in 1995. At the 9th SAARC summit in Male in 1997, chaired by India, a historical decision was taken to strive for a South Asian Free Trade Area (SAFTA) BY THE YEAR 2001. At present India is implementing a "LOOK EAST" policy. Some significant steps in the pursuance of this policy has been taken with the admission of India as a full dialogue partner of Association of South east Asian Nations (ASEAN) and a member of ASEAN Regional Forum in 1996.
Reference: Embassy of INDIA, Beijing
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