Saturday, December 2, 2017

South Asia Journal review of Tamil Tigers’ Debt to America


Daya Gamage, Asian Tribune


Excerpt:
The New Jersey (USA)-published South Asia Journal -- Tamil Tigers’ Debt to America: U.S. Foreign-Policy Adventurism & Sri Lanka’s Dilemma notes that book “details how the Tamil Diaspora was able to infiltrate U.S. policy planks and alter their mindset from the mid-1980s.”

The review of the book, authored by this writer [Gamage], was written by Shakthi De Silva of the University of Colombo ...

[From the review] Gamage ... outlines the importance of public diplomacy and the effectiveness of the Tamil Diaspora in this regard. He challenges the opinion held in some international circles of the true ‘voice of the Tamils’ by showcasing the nefarious intents of the Pro-L.T.T.E diaspora. Segments 7-10 of Chapter 3 revisits the issue of American influence in Sri Lanka’s decision making by detailing how the State Department created an atmosphere of advocacy and pressure which pushed Sri Lanka to accept policy directives taken elsewhere. ...

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