Srilanka can buys its weapon from anyone it wishes and India Or any Country doesn't have the rights to ask Srilanka to buy weapons from them.
But What India can certainly do is Market thier weapons to attract countries like SriLanka.
I think Our National security advisor's concern would have arised because of fear that SriLanka would use those weapons to attcak India which is understandable. But the approach he took to go to the media to say such a comment is deplorable. Instead he should have had a meeting with the SriLankan officials to market India's weapon and see where we lack and develop weapons Or Market them to attract them.
RE:We don't have the rights to say so
by Rani on Jun 02, 2007 10:28 PM Permalink
we also should make sure that when we market weapons that it is not used unjustly. We need to see whether SL is giving equal rights to its tamil population. If we give them weapons without them giving equal rights, we are no better than the US in Saudi arabia, eqypt, etc
RE:We don't have the rights to say so
by Kiran Tauro on Jun 02, 2007 10:34 PM Permalink
Actually the problem is that India and particularly Tamil Nadu, has split loyalties in the Sri Lankan civil war. Despite LTTE killing Rajiv Gandhi, there is still support for LTTE among Tamil groups. Moreover, India is still adopting a policy that both groups should go back to the negotiating table and not fight.
Thus it is because India refuses to sell SL the required weapons that SL has to look to Pakistan.
Personally I have always considered countries like Sri Lanka and Nepal as logical extensions of India - our culture and broad national interests coincide more than any other country. I wish India did more to make the Lankans feel India is a genuine big brother, rather than a big bully.
RE:We don't have the rights to say so
by kumar on Jun 02, 2007 11:07 PM Permalink
if you want to be big brother, we need to make sure that they give equal rights to everyone. I dont think the loyalties in TN lies necessarily with LTTE but tehy do want equal rights for their Tamil brethren. By your logic of extension of culture, the tamils in SL are exactly their culture whereas others in India are extension of each other's culture. you should look at it like that.
