Sunday, May 24, 2009

India's Involvement In Sri Lanka's Civil War


Tiger Dead, A Secret Spills -- Telegraph India

Sri Lanka’s military triumph over the LTTE that peaked with the announcement of Prabhakaran’s death today was possible with active assistance — including a defined naval deployment against the Sea Tigers — from India.

The aid increased steadily this year but New Delhi asked Colombo to keep it quiet till the election was over.

The Indian military assistance came on a specific request from the Sri Lankan government. The first military medical mission was despatched in April.

But far more significant than that benign assistance was the deployment of three fast attack boats and a missile corvette by the Indian Navy that were specifically tasked to patrol the Palk Straits, search for and catch hold of LTTE fugitives and, if necessary, destroy Sea Tiger craft.

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My Comment: This news is only coming out now .... after the Indian general election. Expect more information of this sort to be leaked out to the press in the next few weeks/months.

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