Sri Lankan Conundrum

The Indian government has justifiable reasons to be concerned about China and Pakistan making substantial inroads into Sri Lanka by helping the Lankans out militarily in their fight against the LTTE. India is having to deal with the influx of so many Sri Lankan Tamil refugees, some of whom might be LTTE sympathisers.This is proving to be burdensome.It was only inevitable that India would be faced with this geopolitical and strategic conundrum. The emergence of coalition politics and various compulsions that are associated with it are just not conducive to India developing a comprehensive geopolitical vision designed to solely safeguard our enlightened national interests.Hence, the government appeases the DMK by not supplying Sri Lanka with offensive militarily capabilities, thereby forcing the Lankans to look elsewhere, consequently letting our neighbours gain a foothold in Sri Lanka.The diktats of regional parties and domestic issues influencing the foreign and strategic policy of India is a dangerous trend.