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Title: The TamilSinhala Conflict in Sri Lanka


1
The Tamil-Sinhala Conflict in Sri Lanka
  • Introduction

2
Whither Sri Lanka?
3
Rescue Operation
4
Punchisinghos Dilemma
5
The Brief
  • Main issues to consider
  • Why are the Tamils and Sinhalese engaged in a
    bitter conflict?
  • What are the consequences of the conflict?
  • What would it take to achieve peace?
  • Time frame
  • From 1980 to the present
  • Goal
  • To acquire a clear understanding of the issues
    involved and receive information for further study

6
Modus Operandi
  • Part One
  • Historical antecedents
  • Origins of the conflict, 1959-1983
  • Unfolding of the conflict, 1983-2002
  • Ceasefire, 2002-2006
  • Part Two
  • Consequences of the conflict
  • Peace process
  • A dialogue

7
Resources
  • A selection of books
  • S. Arasaratnam, Ceylon (Englewood Cliffs, N.J.
    Prentice Hall, 1964)
  • S.J. Tambiah, Sri Lanka Ethnic Fratricide and
    the Dismantling of Democracy (Chicago London
    University of Chicago Press, 1986)
  • Lakshman Sabaratnam, Ethnic Attachments in Sri
    Lanka (London Pelgrave, 2001)
  • Raymond C. Taras Rajat Ganguly, Understanding
    Ethnic Conflict The International Dimension (New
    York Longman, 2006)
  • A selection of scholarly papers on CD ROM

8
Selected Web Sites
  • http//www.ltteps.org/
  • http//www.openencyclopedia.net/index.php/Sri_Lank
    a
  • http//www.lankalibrary.com/pol2.html
  • http//lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/lktoc.html
  • http//www.ices.lk/
  • http//humanrightsandpeace.blogspot.com/
  • http//feeds.kazakhstannews.net/?rid081d2f9f7fc3a
    8b1catbf053b50c46383e0f1
  • http//www.tamilnation.org/index.htm
  • http//www.dailynews.lk/
  • http//www.lankaweb.com/news/terrorism.html

9
Dramatis Personae
  • S.W.R.D. Bandaranaike
  • Sirimawo Bandaranaike
  • Chandrika Kumaratunga
  • J.R. Jayawardena
  • R. Premadasa
  • Ranil Wickramasinghe
  • Mahinda Rajapaksa
  • Velupillai Prabhakaran
  • Politician
  • Fighter
  • Political Parties
  • United National Party (UNP)
  • Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP)
  • Peoples Liberation Front (JVP)
  • Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE)
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