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Sri Lanka: One Island Two Nations
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Saturday, April 5, 2014
April 5, 2014
India's
Ambassador urged Sri Lanka's Government On Friday to expedite power
Sharing with ethnic All Insurances Tamils after a Recent United
Nations resolution authorized an International War crimes Investigation.
Ambassador Yashvardhan Kumar Sinha said early talks between the Government and the Main ethnic Tamil Party, the Tamil National Alliance , are a "key imperative is" and urged the Government to create conditions that would LEAD to a resumption of the Dialogue.
The Party is seeking wider regional autonomy in Tamil-majority Areas ravaged by the Civil War, which ended in 2009 with the Government's defeat of Tamil Tiger rebels. The Rebels fought for an independent Tamil State.
The talks stalled in 2011 When the Local Government said IT wanted greater autonomy of issues to be discussed by a Parliamentary Committee, INSTEAD of in talks with the Tamil Alliance. Now the Party controls the provincial Council in the northern region after Winning Last year a majority of seats in an election.
Sinha's Comments after the UN Human Rights Council came a Week authorized an Investigation into alleged abuses during Sri Lanka's Civil War. The Government has strongly opposed such an Investigation, calling IT interference in Sri Lanka's domestic Affairs.
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay has criticized Sri Lanka for making too Little Progress toward ensuring Accountability for alleged atrocities and War crimes during the Civil War.
" I hope Sri Lanka will Continue to engage constructively with the International Community, notwithstanding the adoption of the resolution, "Sinha said Friday in a Meeting with Journalists.
"Our view is that early devolution of powers and a political settlement of Progress Within the framework of a UNIFIED Crucial in Sri Lanka would be days to Come, "he said.
has a strong interest in the Southern Issue Because
is home to 60 million Tamils, but Its Government has been reluctant to become directly since a disastrous Military Involved in Sri Lankan Politics intervention during the Civil War left More than 1,000 Indian troops Dead.
The Indian Military intervention followed an agreement between
and Sri Lanka that led to an Amendment of Sri Lanka's Constitution and established provincial councils in an effort to end Tamil militancy.
Sri Lanka's Government also When the Civil War ended Three-Decade Promised to allow a greater degree of autonomy in Tamil-majority regions in the North.
However, the Government has recently backtracked, saying IT will take back the land and Police powers given to the provincial councils. Indian leaders have expressed dismay at the Move.
abstained From Last Week When the voting rights Council Approved the U.S.-led UN resolution, calling IT intrusive. Members of the 47-Nation Council voted 23 to 12 in favor of the resolution, with 12 abstentions, following a heated debate Two-Day. - AP
Ambassador Yashvardhan Kumar Sinha said early talks between the Government and the Main ethnic Tamil Party, the Tamil National Alliance , are a "key imperative is" and urged the Government to create conditions that would LEAD to a resumption of the Dialogue.
The Party is seeking wider regional autonomy in Tamil-majority Areas ravaged by the Civil War, which ended in 2009 with the Government's defeat of Tamil Tiger rebels. The Rebels fought for an independent Tamil State.
The talks stalled in 2011 When the Local Government said IT wanted greater autonomy of issues to be discussed by a Parliamentary Committee, INSTEAD of in talks with the Tamil Alliance. Now the Party controls the provincial Council in the northern region after Winning Last year a majority of seats in an election.
Sinha's Comments after the UN Human Rights Council came a Week authorized an Investigation into alleged abuses during Sri Lanka's Civil War. The Government has strongly opposed such an Investigation, calling IT interference in Sri Lanka's domestic Affairs.
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay has criticized Sri Lanka for making too Little Progress toward ensuring Accountability for alleged atrocities and War crimes during the Civil War.
" I hope Sri Lanka will Continue to engage constructively with the International Community, notwithstanding the adoption of the resolution, "Sinha said Friday in a Meeting with Journalists.
"Our view is that early devolution of powers and a political settlement of Progress Within the framework of a UNIFIED Crucial in Sri Lanka would be days to Come, "he said.
has a strong interest in the Southern Issue Because
is home to 60 million Tamils, but Its Government has been reluctant to become directly since a disastrous Military Involved in Sri Lankan Politics intervention during the Civil War left More than 1,000 Indian troops Dead.
The Indian Military intervention followed an agreement between
and Sri Lanka that led to an Amendment of Sri Lanka's Constitution and established provincial councils in an effort to end Tamil militancy.
Sri Lanka's Government also When the Civil War ended Three-Decade Promised to allow a greater degree of autonomy in Tamil-majority regions in the North.
However, the Government has recently backtracked, saying IT will take back the land and Police powers given to the provincial councils. Indian leaders have expressed dismay at the Move.
abstained From Last Week When the voting rights Council Approved the U.S.-led UN resolution, calling IT intrusive. Members of the 47-Nation Council voted 23 to 12 in favor of the resolution, with 12 abstentions, following a heated debate Two-Day. - AP
