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The Conflict in Sri Lanka and its Implications for South Asian and Regional Security
Akademika
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The Conflict in Sri Lanka and its Implications for South Asian and Regional Security
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HELLMAN RAJANAYAGAM (Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, daggi.rajanayagam@t-online.de), DAGMAR
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The note describes a research project on the security implications of the conflict in Sri Lanka for South Asia and the wider region conducted in Germany, the United Kingdom, France, India and Sri Lanka from December 1996 to December 1997. It looked at the question whether the fall-out of the conflict in Sri Lanka - the presence of refugees in India and western countries, and the activities of Tamil militant groups abroad - constitutes a security risk for the countries concerned. It was found that all the western countries concerned, and India, consider the security risks attendant on the presence of both Tamil refugees and of Tamil militant organisations as minor to negligible. While some disturbance of public law and order and demands on welfare expenditure can be considered as risks, these remain within the scope of the law enforcing agencies. India has taken steps to deal with the threat to national security emanating especially from Tamil groups taking refuge in India, and while for a time this threat was quite severe, it now considers it to have been brought under control. This throws doubts on the wisdom of the US to declare the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) terrorist organisation in 1997.Key words: Security, conflict, Sri Lanka, Tamil, terrorismABSTRAKNota penyelidikan ini menerangkan tentang projek penyelidikan mengenai implikasi keselamatan konflik di Sri Lanka ke atas Asia Selatan dan rantau yang lebih luas. Penyelidikan ini dijalankan di Jerman, United Kingdom, Perancis, India dan Sri Lanka dari Disember I996 hingga Disember 1997. la meneliti persoalan sama ada kesan daripada konflik di Sri Lanka, iaitu kehadiran pelarian di India dan negara-negara Barat, dan aktiviti kumpulan militan Tamil di luar negara merupakan satu ancaman keselamatan bagi negara-negara berkenaan. Kajian mendapati bahawa semua negara Barat berkenaan, dan juga India, menganggap ancaman keselamatan ekoran daripada kehadiran kedua-dua pelarian Tamil dan organisasi militan Tamil di sana sebagai kecil atau tidak penting. Sementara pelanggaran terhadap undang-undang dan ketertiban awam serta tuntutan ke atas perbelanjaan kebajikan boleh dianggap sebagai risiko, hal ini tetap berada dalam lingkungan kawalan agensi pelaksana undang-undang. India telah mengambil langkah menangani ancaman terhadap keselamatan negara yang timbul khususnya daripada kumpulan Tamil yang berkuasa di India. Sungguhpun satu ketika ancaman ini agak serius, India kini menganggapnya sudah terkawal. Keadaan ini menunjukkan langkah Amerika Syarikat mengisytiharkan Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) sebagai organisasi teroris pada 1997 adalah sesuatu yang kurang bijak.Kata kunci: Keselamatan, konflik Sri Lanka, Tamil, terorisme
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UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA
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1999-01-02
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application/pdf
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http://ejournal.ukm.my/akademika/article/view/3039
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Akademika; Vol 54, No 1 (1999): AKADEMIKA 54
0126-8694 0126-5008 |
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eng
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http://ejournal.ukm.my/akademika/article/view/3039/1937
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