The influence of Tamil diaspora on stability in Sri Lanka

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dc.contributor.advisorBorer, Douglas
dc.contributor.authorPerera, U. L. J. Sylvester
dc.contributor.departmentDefense Analysis (DA)
dc.contributor.secondreaderRice, Ian
dc.date16-Jun
dc.date.accessioned2016-08-02T19:33:57Z
dc.date.available2016-08-02T19:33:57Z
dc.date.issued2016-06
dc.description.abstractAlthough the Sinhalese and Tamil ethnic problem is deep-rooted and of long-standing origins, in the early 1980s, it turned into an armed conflict under the leadership of Velupillai Prabahakaran, who had formed the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Elam (LTTE). The military defeat of the LTTE in 2009 did not end the Sri Lankan ethnic problem. Pro-LTTE Tamils, who have migrated and settled in many parts of the world, have created many diasporic Tamil organizations to continue their fight for a separate state. The LTTE uses the actions of the Transnational Government of Tamil Eelam, the Global Tamil Forum, and the British Tamil Forum indirectly to achieve its political goal--a Tamil homeland. The Tamil Eelam People's Assembly as well as ex-combatant and intelligence groups continue to adhere to radical ideas of a re-emerging LTTE insurgency. Also, the Tamil diaspora is manipulating the Tamil National Alliance and Sri Lankan Tamils to achieve its goals. Presently, the UNHCR resolution on alleged war crimes by the Sri Lankan military is a major issue among the members of the diaspora, who wish to discredit Sri Lanka's government and military. Since Sri Lanka's independence in 1948, all successive governments have failed to find a solution for the demands of the Tamils. The government should encourage all ethnic groups to think of Sri Lanka as one nation for the promotion of peaceful coexistence.en_US
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dc.description.serviceLieutenant Colonel, Sri Lanka Armyen_US
dc.description.urihttp://archive.org/details/theinfluenceofta1094549365
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10945/49365
dc.publisherMonterey, California: Naval Postgraduate Schoolen_US
dc.rightsCopyright is reserved by the copyright owner.en_US
dc.subject.authorSri Lankaen_US
dc.subject.authorLTTEen_US
dc.subject.authorTamil diasporaen_US
dc.subject.authorre-emergence of terrorismen_US
dc.titleThe influence of Tamil diaspora on stability in Sri Lankaen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
dspace.entity.typePublication
etd.thesisdegree.disciplineDefense Analysisen_US
etd.thesisdegree.grantorNaval Postgraduate Schoolen_US
etd.thesisdegree.levelMastersen_US
etd.thesisdegree.nameMaster of Science in Defense Analysisen_US
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