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India's
Role Towards Sri Lankan Peace May be Pivotal
Time seems to be of the essence as the stalemate of the deadlocked Peace Process remains static after 17 months of calm and tranquility and although a complete resolution does not seem to be imminent the indications are that both sides in the deadlock have no desire to a return to wasteful hostilities when a sense of integration and tolerance seems to permeate the general concensus towards peace which only the LTTE seem to view with apprehension as it would more than likely compromise the justification towards their continued existence and the world is becoming more aware of the reality that rather than being a catalyst towards the all important peace they have become a spoke in the wheel of peace in Sri Lanka and an enigma which the Administration seems to think a necessary evil and continue to tolerate with impunity especially considering their nefarious track record ! Bearing in mind that the LTTE have no real right to claim status at a sole representative of the Tamil Community is has to be construed also that the Staus Quo in Colombo has every right to ward off any LTTE intimidation and its false representation as it only convey in depth the true objectives of the LTTE which have no pretences towards any peace which does not further open avenues towards secession and the sole reason why their stance has never wavered from backing off and lately their arrogance towards the Norwegian Peace Monitors has presented defiance, arrogance and disrespect never seen before considering the kind of championing Norway has done thus far of the LTTE cause, indicative of a throwing of all caution to the wind by a desperate LTTE! and perhaps an appropriate time for the Administration to deal with necessities which will set in place what is rightfull Sri Lanka's as a Sovereign Democratic Nation with any resources and assistances available towards the cause and the presence of Super Power Neighbor India may play a pivotal role in asserting this necessity. While the skeptics believe that the current impasse is nothing new and that the LTTE are capable of returning to former attrocities as their idealogues have expressed through their news engines, they need to be disillusioned and informed of the state of affairs in a world which views terrorism and aggression synonymous with past LTTE infamy as no longer tolerable and that it would be a foolish alternative towards furthering the inroads thus far gained towards peace, without alternatives which would otherwise result in far greater complexities involving forces beyond the comprehension of the LTTE much to their chagrin bearing in mind the attitudes of India and the United States of America which have for sometime now commenced monitoring all of the LTTE moves non conducive toward peace. Warning bells should indeed ring out a strong message to the LTTE about being foolhardy whether by dialogue or sporadic insurgent activity which continues in the North and North East at times and must be terminated in their best interests and the that of the Nation as a whole! There can be no denying that the LTTE's basic aim is to create their projected Eelam in Sri Lanka regardless of their rhetoric where all their posturing amounts to visible strategy where no articulation or commitment from the LTTE has ever been indicated that they will accept the overall sovereignty of the Sinhala Majority and the seemingly vain aspirations of Ranil Wickremesinghe with any apparently innovative proposals futile against LTTE aspiration demanding that the Government accept not just an autonomous but also a separate Tamil territorial entity (perhaps more analogous with terrorist entity ) in Sri Lanka with rank disregard to what the world defines as a Sovereign Democratic Nation. India perhaps the last bastion viably and substantially remaining as solid support for Sri Lanka in times of need and very much supportive of the Peace Process nevertheless, will have to deal with these dilemmas and contradictions presented by the latest inconcistencies ( almost deliberately created by the LTTE towards their own survival ) in favour of the Sri Lankan Government if it does not succeed in dispelling LTTE aspirations towards recognition while being unrelinting of their past, denouncing objectives towards separation or laying down arms as the enormous threat to the entire region of South Asia already plagued by multi faceted terror groups would only be compounded should the LTTE even by the slightest of conjectures gains a foothold towards their aspirations! Ironically the media of observation which voices opinions contradictary to reality at times, perhaps furtive LTTE propagansists in disguise who by their own definition suggests that LTTE cadres have transformed themselves from a guerrilla force into an almost regular army as well as a naval force, called the Sea Tigers and suggests that they want to expand the ceasefire arrangements into a formal recognition of its jurisdiction appear to be transfixed on a mirage of unreality totally incongruous in their rationale and vision with impaired perceptions as neither are these LTTE operatives acceptable by any norms of a Democratic Sovereign Definition in a Free World nor will they ever be, where the role of authority may eventually end up as a joint accord of an alliance where India plays a pivotal role towards asserting Sri Lanka's superiority over a terrorist entity and their infamous leader indicted for crimes against humanity!
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