ConsequencesoftheSinhalese TamilConflict ExplainingtheFactors PoliticalArmedConflictForeignInterventionEconomicUnemploymentLossofInvestmentsfromotherCountriesFallintheNumberofTouristsSocialSriLankanTamilsDrivenOutoftheirHomeland Factors Consequences YoucanbeaskedwhichistheWORSTconsequence Political SocialorEconomic OnewillbetheGivenFactorandtheother2willbetheOtherFactors ORYoucanbegivenONECONSEQUENCEASTHEGIVENFACTORandaskedwhichistheWORSTArmedConflict ForeignIntervention Unemployment LossofInvestmentsfromotherCountries FallintheNumberofTourists SriLankanTamilsDrivenOutoftheirHomeland OnewillbetheGivenFactorandtheother2willtheOtherFactors TypesofQuestionsAsked OneconsequenceoftheSinhalese TamilconflicthasbeenanarmedconflictbetweentheLTTE TamilTigers andSinhalesegovernmentforces WhentheTamils peacefuldemandswererejected agroupofyouthsformedtheLTTE TamilTigers whobelievedthatviolencewastheonlywaytodemandandobtainrightsfortheTamils Riotswhichoccurredinthe1980sbetweentheTamilsandtheSinhalesesparkedoffalongarmedconflictbetweentheSinhalesegovernmentforcesandtheLTTE TamilTigers Political ArmedConflict Thishasledtoabitter20yearwarbetweentheSinhalesegovernmentandtheLTTEandhascostmorethan60 000livesandhasresultedinothereconomicandsocialconsequenceswhichhaveaffectedSriLanka Political ArmedConflict ResultsoftheArmedConflict TamilvillagersidentifythebodiesoftheirlovedoneskilledduringclashesbetweengovernmentforcesandTamilTigers 1983RiotsinSriLanka Aftermathofthe1983RiotsinSriLanka Political ForeignIntervention TheSinhalese TamilconflictattractedtheattentionofIndiawhodecidedtomediatebetweenthegovernmentandtheTamilTigersfollowingthe1983riots Unfortunately thedialoguefailedbecausebothpartiescouldnotcometoanagreement In1987 theIndiangovernmentwantedtohelptheTamilsinIndiaandsentshipstoJaffnawithhumanitarianaid TheshipswereturnedbackbytheSriLankanNavy However thenextday IndianAirForceplanesviolatedSriLankanair spaceanddroppedthehumanitarianaidintoJaffna Political ForeignIntervention IndiaalsopressuredSriLankatosignapeaceaccord In1987 whentheTamilTigersfailedtosurrendertheirweapons theIndiantroopstookcontrolofthembyforce ClashesbrokeoutbetweentheIndianpeacekeepingtroopsandtheTamilTigersuntiltheIndianforceswerewithdrawnin1990 TheconsequencesofIndia sforeigninterventionfailedtosolvetheconflictandcouldhaveworseneditwhenitstroopsclashedwiththeTamilTigers Withitsinvolvement theIndiangovernmentshowednorespectfortheSinhalesegovernment causingfurtherresentmentagainsttheIndiantroopsandtheTamilsinSriLanka Political ForeignIntervention IndianpeacekeepersonamissionagainsttheTamilTigersinJaffna IndianpeacekeepersinSriLanka IndianmilitarysupportheadingtoSriLanka Economic Unemployment TheSriLankanriotsof1983leadtomassiveunemployment BothTamilsandSinhaleselosttheirjobs ManyofthejoblessSinhalesealsotookpartinvandalising lootingandburningtheirplacesofwork WithunemploymentandthesubsequentdestructionofplacesofworkwouldresultinsufferingandeconomichardshipforSriLankaanditscitizens Wreckedbusinessesfollowingthe1983RiotsinSriLanka alsoknownasBlackJuly Economic LossofInvestment TheSriLankanconflicthasscaredoffpotentialinvestorstoSriLankawhoareafraidthattheinstabilityinthecountrywouldcausethemtolosetheirinvestments Withalossofinvestment SriLankacannotgrowitseconomy re builddamagedinfrastructureorcreatejobs Economic FallintheNumberofTourists TheSriLankanconflicthasscaredoffmanytouristswhodonotdaretotraveltoSriLanka AstourismisoneofSriLanka smajorincomeearners therehasbeenafallintourismearningsandalossoftourism relatedjobs Withalossofforeigninvestmentandadropintouristearnings SriLankacannotgetthefundsneededtore buildinfrastructureortodevelopattractiveamenitiesandfacilitiescausingthecountrytobeinastateofcontinuousfinancialhardship TouristAttractionsinSriLanka Social SriLankanTamilsDrivenOutofHomeland Followingthe1983riots thousandsofTamilsfledtoIndiaIntheearly1990s theSriLankanArmysetupHighSecurityZones HSZ whereaccessiscontrolledandoccupiedlargepartsofTamil dominatedareastodealwiththeTamilTigers Duetothisconflict manyTamilshavefledfromtheirhomesandliveinovercrowdedrefugeecamps Social SriLankanTamilsDrivenOutofHomeland MostTamilshavelosttheirhomesasaresultoftheconflictandhavetosufferinovercrowded unhygienicconditionsinrefugeecamps ManyfamilieshavealsobeenbrokenuporseparatedduringthefightingandmanyTamilshavesufferedduringthe20yearsorsoofendlessconflict robbingthemofabrightfutureintheircountry TamilsfleeingSriLankabyshipfollowingthe1983Riots TamilsfleeingfromtheirhomesinJaffna thenorthernpartofSriLanka