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Message: <blockquote data-quote="uhox" data-source="post: 2206835" data-attributes="member: 32883">an additional information....It has already been mentioned that Indian investments in Sri Lanka are quite considerable and much higher than the official estimates. Sri Lanka was one of the targets of the Chettiar trade expansion under the British flag. Unlike the case of Burma, from where they were expelled in large numbers, in Sri Lanka the Chettiar traders continued their operations often with their headquarters being in Tamil Nadu.While the Chettiars continued  their operations, in the 1950s and 60s, India and Sri Lanka competed in the world tea, rubber and coconut markets. These were Lanka's main exports. Along with this competition  India showed it, determination to maintain an unequal relation when it objected to Air Ceylon's resumption of overseas service and only reluctantly its right to carry passengers to or from Bombay (Kumar 1986. 62)With the setting up of a fairly elaborate industrial structure in India (a large and dominant p part of it in collaboration with some imperialist power or the other) many of the joint enterprises began to use their Indian (or specifically Madras Offices) to carry out activities in Lanka. The British Indian Ashok-Leyland and German-Indian TELCO are the main suppliersof trucks and buses. Bajaj has a virtual monopoly in the supply of three Wheeler auto-rickshaws. The Star Textile Engineering Corporation and the Lakshmi Machine Works, both manufacturing textile machinery with various foreign collaboration, sell their machinery in Sri Lanka and have set up textile mills there. The Danish - Indian ECC  has been a major construction company. The biggest of  the Indian Tamils carrying on business in Lanka. Gnanam, has, with Japanese collaboration set up industrial enterprises, including a flour mill at Trincomalee and a cement plant. This cement plant was destroyed by fighters uf EROS (much of this information was provided by friends in Madras)The growing economic relations were however clouded by political differences between the two states. In the 60s Lanka had not supported India in the border dispute with China, rather it had tried to mediate in the dispute. During the 1971 war Sri Lanka provided refuelling facilities to Pakistani aircraft. Further, Lanka's military was being trained by Pakistan.The Tamil Eelam terrorism provided  the Indian state with an opportunity to intervene in Lanka and force the Government of  President Jayawardene to capitulate. Along with the Accord the exchange of letters between Rajiv Gandhi and Jayawardene reveals the extent of capitulation. In the letters it was stated that the two would reach agreement "about the relevance and employment of foreign military and intelligence personnel with a view to ensuring that such presence will not prejudice Indo-Sri Lanka relations" (Frontline, August, 8-21,.I987) What this meant was that Lanka would cut off military relation with powers not approved by India. A senior Indian army officer made it plain, "Pakistan's military involvement in Sri -Lanka came to an end on July 29, 1987, and intend to make certain it stays that way" (India Today, Dec. 15, 1987).The letters agree, "Trincomalee or any other ports in Sri Lanka will not be available for military use by any country in a manner prejudical to India's interests". Again it is India that will determine which forces are allowed to use Sri Lanka's ports. Given the strategic alliance between the Soviet Union and India, it is US imperialism, Pakistan and China that will be debarred from using Sri Lankan ports.Further,  "The work of restoring and-operating the Trincomalee oil tank farm will be undertaken as a joint venture between India and Sir Lanka. "This is a direct economic benefit written into the Accord. The earlier contract awarded to a Singapore firm was cancelled.The GOI gave loans to the Sri Lanka government to be able to buy various kinds of Indian equipment and manufactures, buses and the like. Improved business condition for the Indian compradors was signalled by the India-Sri Lanka joint Business Committee meeting after a gap of eleven years. While the Indian Army has become an army of occupation, the civil administration of the North and East areas have also been taken over by the Indian state. IAS officers have been sent to run the administration. Doordarshan has begun telecasts for Jaffna and nearby areas. The areas occupied by the Indian army are being economically integrated into India. Sri Lankan customs and trade authorities have been expelled from the areas, and Sri Lankan customs regulations have ceased to apply. Movements of Indian merchants and commodities into these areas is now no different from any part of India. There have been reports that the unregulated import of goats (to feed the Indian army of occupation) has spread foot-and-mouth disease among the cattle in these areas.No wonder that Rajiv Gandhi told a Congress Party meeting (Indian Express July, 31) "Sri Lanka would come under the Indian orbit like Bhutan under the terms of the agreement." (Sengupta, 1988, 253).mehema welath Thama ape un Indiyawata  P*k*  denawa..<img src="/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/default/no.gif"  class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":no:" title="No    :no:" data-shortname=":no:" /></blockquote>

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