India’s abstention from voting on the OHCHR resolution has received a mixed reaction. While the drummer boys of the Tigers have condemned it as a betrayal of the Tamil minority, discerning observers have appreciated the rationale behind the decision. Explaining India’s policy, Ambassador Indra Mani Pandey, India’s Permanent Representative, explained New Delhi’s “consistent position” rested on two pillars: support to Sri Lanka’s unity and territorial integrity and abiding commitment to the aspirations of the Tamils for equality, justice, peace and dignity.
It may be recalled that in 2009, after the end of the war, India took the initiative to get a resolution passed congratulating Sri Lanka for defeating one of the most ruthless terrorist organisations. At that time, New Delhi believed in the repeated assurances given by the Sri Lankan government that it would soon fulfill its commitment to introduce participatory democracy in the Tamil provinces. “13th Amendment plus
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Posted on February 3rd, 2021
New Delhi to issue statement on the Lankan cabinet’s decision to back out on the East Terminal deal and offer the West Terminal instead as a sop.
Colombo, February 3: India-Sri Lanka relations have come under strain following Sri Lanka’s withdrawal from its written commitment to give Colombo port’s Easter Container Terminal (ECT) to India, and to offer the West Container Terminal (WCT) in lieu of it as a sop.
A disappointed Indian High Commissioner Gopal Baglay met President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa and Foreign Minister Dinesh Gunawardena on Tuesday apparently to express India’s dismay about the breach of trust.