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India- Sri Lanka Relations

Quick Points to Remember

• India and Sri Lanka are the closest maritime neighbours just a few nautical
miles away.
• Both the countries share many cultural and social similarities.
• The Tamils and Sinhalese are the major communities in Sri Lanka. Most
of the historical and cultural conflicts were aroused between these two
groups even before Independence.
• Sri Lanka got Independence in the year 1948.
• During the colonial rule, the Tamils got a lion’s share of educational and
employment opportunities and the Northern province of the nation hailed
by the Tamilians in the majority have better development at that time.
• After the Independence, the nationalist groups of Sinhalese forced the
government to make the laws that eliminate the Tamils from their
opportunities and rights. The passing of only Sinhalese act was one of
such moves by the government in addition to the deprival of Tamil
plantation workers from their firms in 1949. The constitution was framed in
favour of Sinhalese and Buddhism and this caused agitations in the
country.
• To oppose the open discrimination, Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam was
founded in 1976. The mission of this association was to attain separate
nation for the Tamils by violent methods and the civil war was started in
1983.
• Indian government offered military support to the Sri Lankan government
to curb the Tamil radical forces. This move enraged the LTTE activists and
led to the assassination of Indian Prime Minister then, Late Shri. Rajiv
Gandhi. This is the major issue that led to the conflict between both the
nations.

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