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“Lives in exile? Perspectives on the resettlements of Sri Lankan refugees in Tamil Nadu, India” by Anthony Goreau-Ponceaud
anthony’s Goreau-Ponceaud’s article’s “Lives in exile? Perspectives on the resettlements of Sri Lankan refugees in Tamil Nadu, India” published in World Development , Volume 180, August 2024 is readable for free there
Abstract
This article looks at subjectivities and regimes of homing from a position of liminality and questions the placements dynamics displayed by Sri Lankan Tamil refugees in Tamil Nadu, India. Based on long-term and longitudinal fieldwork conducted in Keezhputhupattu refugee camp near Pondicherry between 2010 and 2023, this study analyses the experience of the refugees, which combines a “know-how” that they have developed due to a life in exile since 1983, which is linked, among other things, to a sometimes well-developed diasporic network; and a restrictive agency that has been granted to them by the Indian and Tamil Nadu authorities, which places them in a regime that is intended to be exceptional. The results of the study are significant and show how families spanning three generations may reproduce their new normalcy and negotiate their lives.
“Sri Lanka’s New President Gotabaya: The View From New Delhi” by Devirupa Mitra
From New Delhi, the picture on the Rajapaksas is mixed. There is lingering bitterness over friction in bilateral ties during the last few years of his elder brother, Mahinda Rajapaksa’s tenure. But those memories have now been superseded with the difficulty faced with Maithripala Sirisena in pushing flagship Indian projects forward
via: The Wire
“Flights soon from Sri Lanka’s Jaffna to 4 Indian cities but not Chennai. Here’s why” Hindustan Times
Since the end of its three-decade long civil war in 2009 and with the help of India, Sri Lanka has been upgrading the Jaffna peninsula’s Kankesanthurai harbour and the adjacent air field Palali, which played a crucial role for the Sri Lankan air force to air-drop relief supplies during the brutal conflict, when supply lines to Jaffna were often cut off by the separatist Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE).
“Sri Lankan refugees seek Indian citizenship” The Hindu
Scores of Sri Lankan refugees living in various camps in Virudhunagar district on Monday submitted separate petitions seeking Indian citizenship to Collector A. Sivagnanam.
Stating that they had lived most pat of their life in India, the refugees said they did not have the economic wherewithal to set up their life and livelihood on returning to the island nation.
Over 3,200 refugees, who fled their war-torn nation in 1990s, live in seven refugee camps in the district.
On Monday, they came en masse to the Collectorate with a petition containing the single demand after Friday’s Madras High Court order permitting 65 Tamils from Sri Lanka to submit fresh application for citizenship to the the Collector concerned.
“Showdown in Sri Lanka: PM’s sacking sparks constitutional crisis” France 24 Debate
Regional players China and India are keeping close tabs on the Sri Lankan president’s decision to sack Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe and replace him with the country’s longtime strongman, Mahinda Rajapaksa. But Sri Lanka continues to have duelling prime ministers. We look into the cause and the legality of the recall, a test for the nation’s democracy. It was on Rajapaksa’s watch that a civil war ended with the crushing of Tamil Tiger rebels. Could the turmoil in Colombo reopen wounds?
Guest
Mohan WIJEWICKRAMA
Former Governor of the Eastern Province
Bharath GOPALASWAMY
Director of the Atlantic Council’s South Asia Center
Delon MADAVAN
Research Associate, Centre for Studies on India and South Asia
Alan KEENAN
Sri Lanka Project Director, Crisis Group
“India on Film: 1899-1947” by British Film Institute.
Voici une extraordinaire collection de courts métrages ayant l’Inde pour thème, produits entre 1899 et 1947 par le British Film Institute.
Leurs durées vont de quelques secondes à quelques minutes. La plupart sont en noir et blanc et muets ; quelques-uns ont été colorisés.
Lien pour accéder aux vidéo: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXvkgGofjDzi-fROZSBN3p-CKeaZIc-Ue
“India offers help to Sri Lanka’s Northern province” Meera Srinivasan (The Hindu)
India has expressed willingness to further partner Sri Lanka’s Northern Provincial administration in development initiatives, emphasising the need for a clear economic programme identifying specific areas.
to read more : http://www.thehindu.com/news/international/india-offers-help-sri-lankas-northern-province/article19189330.ece
“Ousted Sri Lankan Leader Angles for a Comeback” by Gordon Fairclough
For the ex-president, the election battle “is a fight for political survival,” said Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu, executive director of the Centre for Policy Alternatives in Colombo. “Rajapaksa Inc., the dynastic project, can’t stay out of power too long or it risks destruction.”
see: http://www.wsj.com/…/divisive-sri-lanka-leader-angles-for-a…
“India v. China in Sri Lanka: Lessons for Rising Powers” by Kadira Pethiyagoda
John Kerry’s visit to Sri Lanka, the first by a U.S. Secretary of State in 11 years, recognizes country’s geopolitical importance. It also highlights the outcome of the recent tussle over the island state by two emerging global powers. This is a contest in which India has now gained the upper hand over China, offering important lessons for rising powers as they begin a “Great Game” in Asia.
via: http://thediplomat.com/2015/05/india-v-china-in-sri-lanka-lessons-for-rising-powers/
” Sri Lanka balances its ties with two Asian giants” by Barrister Harun ur Rashid
“Sri Lanka needs good relations with both China and India but Rajapaksa turned it into a zero sum game, which made him a liability for India,” said Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu, executive director of the Centre for Policy Alternatives in Sri Lanka.
via: http://www.thedailystar.net/op-ed/politics/sri-lanka-balances-its-ties-two-asian-giants-75269
“Sri Lanka bans alleged Gandhi killer from traveling abroad” by Ranga Sirilal
A Sri Lankan court on Thursday barred former Tamil Tiger rebel leader Kumaran Pathmanathan, wanted by India in connection with the assassination of Rajiv Gandhi, from traveling abroad, a lawyer said.
via: http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/02/05/us-sri-lanka-war-india-idUSKBN0L928H20150205
” 16,000 SL refugee kids born in India stateless” by The Times of India
“About16,000 children born to Sri Lankan refugees in India are stateless since they do not have Sri Lankan citizenship and enjoy a mere refugee status.”
Many of us who never physically crossed any borders were yet born as refugees, asylum seekers and stateless people in foreign countries, as was I. Unlike me, however, most of these children will remain stateless for much of their life, if not all of it. For some it may take ten years, for others it may take a whole life to become ‘human’.
“Modi to visit Jaffna during Sri Lanka trip” by Meera Srinivasan
After an apparently strained relationship with Colombo during Mr. Rajapaksa’s tenure — predominantly over what India saw as Sri Lanka’s growing proximity to China — New Delhi was quick to welcome and reach out to Colombo’s new dispensation following the January 8 election.
“Ensure Safe Return of Refugees to Sri Lanka” by The New Indian Express
The inter-ministerial talks on resolving the woes of the Tamil refugees in India have resumed. This follows the recent meeting external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj had with her Sri Lankan counterpart Mangala Samaraweera in Delhi. The refugee problem is a hangover of the ethnic crisis the island nation had experienced. At one time, there were over three lakh Sri Lankan Tamils in India seeking refugee status. Nearly two-thirds have returned to Sri Lanka or other places. Of the remaining, about 60,000 are in refugee camps enjoying whatever little facilities they are entitled to under UN rules. It is only natural that they want to return to their homeland