In Sri Lanka, Elections Could Signal New Opportunities

With the inauguration of President Maithripala Sirisena in Sri Lanka, both the United States and India have an opportunity to influence reconciliation between the country's Tamils and Sinhalese. But if that influence is used unwisely, the result may be the same sort of aggressive Sinhalese nationalism that propelled Mahinda Rajapaksa to power a decade ago.

Source: The RAND Blog - January 27, 2015 Category: Health Management Authors: RAND Corporation Source Type: blogs