What were the impacts of civilwar in srilanka
Dear Student,
a. Sri Lanka, an island country known for is linguistic, ethnic diversity.
b. The country is home to Sinhalese who are in majority and Tamils, and other ethnic groups which are in minority.
c. Though the country claimed to be a democracy, the nation never provided for power sharing between the Sinhala and the Tamils.
d. The Sinhala community established its supremacy by pursuing the policy of Majoritarianism and by adopting various measures like The Sri Lankan constitution which did not give recognition to the minority group and instead recognised Sinhala as the official language.
e. The Tamils there, have been deprived of their basic civil political rights and have been the victims of discrimination.
State policies also sought to give preference to the Sinhala community in terms of jobs and educational institutions.Tamils dominated regions have been deprived of autonomy.
f. The country witnessed the rise of militant group LTTE , that demanded a separate independent Tamil Eelam( State)
g. The government of Sri Lanka started massive offensive strife against the LTTE from 2006, and claimed to defeat LTTE in 2009.
h. The civil war killed thousands of people and displaced many.
i. It brought about grave violation of Human Rights.
j. It severely affected country's political, social and economic structure.
k. Presently, Sri Lanka faces the problem of internally displaced Tamils resulting out of the war who are seeking refuge in many countries including India.
l. After the civil war, the demand for Tamil eelam however has been dropped and that government is working on a viable political solution , to give representation to the Tamils.
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