No one underestimates the inherent complexity of the Sri Lankan crisis. Any credible diplomatic effort must necessarily involve sustained pressure on both parties to the conflict. Only India has the political and military leverage with both Colombo and the LTTE. But the UPA government appears afraid of even trying.
The LTTE’s acquisition of air power marks the first of the many potential national security costs to the nation from the UPA’s ‘do nothing’ policy in Sri Lanka.
The writer is a professor at the Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
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