This book examines from Sri Lankan perspectives the changing position of Sri Lanka in South Asia brought about by the internationalisation of ethnic conflict, and the increasing strategic importance to India of Sri Lanka. The major feature of the book is the analysis of the geo-strategic scenario in South Asia in relation to the new situation which has been created by the signing of the Indo-Sri Lankan agreement in July 1987. Various contributors examine the agreement in the context of the strategic parameters pertaining to the South Asian region and discuss the extent to which these parameters are themsleves influenced by great power rivlaries. Three contributors explore the specifically subcontinental and regional aspects of the strategic scenario; two of them deal with the extra-regional dimension; while one paper considers whether the Indo-Sri Lankan Agreement has had the effect of placing Sri Lanka in the same position which Finland occupies in relation to the Soviet Union. The remaining essays discuss the present statutes and future prospects of the Agreement. INDICE: Introduction - Shelton U KodikaraRole of Extra-regional Powers and South Asian Security - Shelton U KodikaraChina and South Asia - Mahinda Werake Some Historical PerspectivesIndo-Bangladesh Relations in the 1970's - Jayadeva Uyangoda Bangladeshi PerspectivesEthnic Conflict in South Asia and Inter-state Relations especially in Relation to Sri Lanka - Betram E S J BastiampillaiFinland Vs Sri Lanka - Amal Jayawardane Use and Misuse of an AnalogyIndo-Sri Lankan Relations and Sri Lanka's Ethnic Crisis - A Sivarajah The Tamil Nadu FactorThe Indo-Lanka Agreement of July 1987 - Shelton U Kodikara RetrospectPeace and Security Perceptions of a Small State - Gamini B Keerawella Sri Lankan Response to Superpower Naval Rivalry in the Indian Ocean - 1970-77
- ISBN: 978-0-8039-9623-6
- Editorial: SAGE Publications Pvt. Ltd
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