Sri Lankan soldiers inspect a three wheeler taxi in Colombo on August 2. Sri Lankan security forces have stepped up attacks against Tamil Tiger rebels in the island's north, leaving at least 44 guerrillas dead for the loss of two soldiers, the military said Monday. (AFP/File/Ishara S. Kodikara) From Yahoo News/AFP:
SINGAPORE (AFP) - India has warned neighbouring Sri Lanka that it may not be able to win an ongoing war against separatist Tamil Tiger rebels despite recent military gains, a report said Tuesday.
Indian National Security Advisor M.K. Narayanan told the Straits Times newspaper that Sri Lanka's Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) had been weakened but retained the ability to stage terror strikes.
"Our argument is: unless you give Tamils a feeling they have the right to their own destiny in many matters, you will not succeed. (The) LTTE's capacity to carry out terrorist attacks is not diminished," he said.
"The (Sri Lankan army) has made a lot of progress in the last few weeks," Narayanan said. "But even if they win the battle, I am not sure they will win the war.
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More News On Sri Lanka
India warns Sri Lanka it might not win war with rebels: report -- AFP
Majority in TN supports LTTE -- The Statesman
Sri Lanka doesn’t have Tamils on its side: India -- Thaindian News
Sri Lanka's war planes bomb Tamil rebels -- International Herald Tribune
Sri Lanka says kills 115 Tiger rebels in fresh fighting -- Reuters
Fierce clashes in north Sri Lanka -- BBC
Sri Lanka fighting kills another 32, mostly rebels -- Reuters
Understanding the Terrorist War in Sri Lanka -- Lanka Web
My Comment: The Indian report is probably right. The Tamil rebellion will continue until the Sri Lankan Government is able to come to some political accommodation with a portion of the Tamil community. But for the moment ... there is no one on the scene.
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