between the two countries have been by-and-large cordial, but occasionally not devoid of irritants. India is Sri Lankaâ … times conflicting with each other. India has always stood by Sri Lanka and time-and-again reiterated its unambiguous support …

war against the LTTE (the Tamil Tigers) by neutralising India on the one hand and gaining military assistance from … how Sri Lanka managed to use FTAs to neutralise India and obtain military assistance from Pakistan using its FTAs with two … Lanka's two FTAs with its big rival neighbours (India and Pakistan), the FTAs helped Sri Lanka to successfully execute the …

the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). If the UN Human Rights Council could hold a Special Session on the situation …

a key role in the war between the Sri Lankan government and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), which raged … diaspora. Although some of the rivalling gangs have been cast as pro- and anti-LTTE, gang violence cannot be interpreted as a … for respect, riches and heroism, employing a mixture of references to gang culture and the LTTE and building on both …