Colonel Athale has written a well balanced article.But the kind of silence that our govt is showing, they will react only after SL blows up in ethnic conflict and refugees and other states of world reach the island state. It is evident from the snub Manmohan gave Mahindra Rajapaksa by refusing to attend the Independence Day of SL.Typical escapist diplomacy. Wait for another tragedy to happen. GOD Help India from its POLITICAL (So called )LEADERS.