| ID | 091393 |
| Title Proper | From national security to human security |
| Other Title Information | the challenge of winning peace in Sri Lanka: a critique |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Nalapat, M D |
| Publication | 2009. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | This article would have benefited from a more comprehensive examination of some of the policies introduced by the S.W.R.D. Bandaranaike government five decades ago and their continuance by successor administrations intent on appeasing those who regard Sri Lanka as a Buddhist (i.e. Sinhala) nation, in particular the country's influential Buddhist clergy. The personal linkages between the monks and the military have led to the Sri Lankan forces seeing themselves not as an ethnically neutral and professional force, but as the sword protecting the country's (very distinguished) Buddhist heritage. A closer examination of the roots of such a majoritarian attitude is needed in order to understand how Velupillai Prabhakaran became the force he evolved into, projecting himself as the sword of Tamil resistance to Sinhala domination. Both Sinhala zealots as well as the LTTE, therefore, nourished each other's support base. |
| `In' analytical Note | Strategic Analysis Vol. 33, No. 6; Nov 2009: p828-830 |
| Journal Source | Strategic Analysis Vol. 33, No. 6; Nov 2009: p828-830 |
| Key Words | Sri Lanka ; LTTE ; Peace ; National Security |