The TamilSinhala Conflict in Sri Lanka

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The Tamil-Sinhala Conflict in Sri Lanka

• Introduction

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Whither Sri Lanka?
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Rescue Operation
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Punchisinghos Dilemma
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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

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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

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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

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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

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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)