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Fragile states / Comment

Sri Lanka: the end of the "peace without process"

26/05/2008 By Diego A. Agúndez

Sri Lanka is seeing a resurgence in ethnic conflict. The government in Colombo – formed from the Cingalese Buddhist majority – decided in January to break the ceasefire agreement signed in 2002 with the Tamil guerrillas and launch a new offensive.
 
The open abandonment of the ceasefire comes as no great surprise, but it does confirm the failure of the international community’s efforts in the country.
 
This Comment article of Diego A. Agúndez explores the internal context in which the conflict in Sri Lanka has reemerged and the role of the principal international actors in the area: India, Pakistan and China.

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Conflict Fragile state Peace process South Asia Sri Lanka

Bio author: Diego A. Agúndez

Diego A. Agúndez is a journalist with the Spanish national news agency, EFE, based in New Delhi, India. He holds a MA in International Relations from Instituto Ortega Y Gasset in Madrid, along with degrees in Political Science and Administration (UNED), Journalism (San Pablo CEU) and Theory of Literature (Universidad Complutense).