Sarabjeet Singh asked: What should be India’s strategy in the backdrop of domestic politics impinging on bilateral ties with Sri Lanka?

Gulbin Sultana replies: India needs to maintain a two-pronged strategy. On the one hand, India needs to strengthen its economic and defence cooperation with Sri Lanka, and on the other, it needs to be assertive on the Tamil question and issues pertaining political reconciliation.

Please refer to my following publications for more on the subject:

“Sri Lankan Perceptions of the Modi Government”, IDSA Comment, July 01, 2014.
“The Tamil Nadu Factor Reappears in India-Sri Lanka Relations”, IDSA Comment, September 12, 2012.

Posted on September 29, 2014