Hindistan’ın Sri Lanka’daki Tamil Etnik Grubunun Siyasallaşması Sürecine Yönelik Yaklaşımının Bölgesel Güç Rolü Kapsamında İncelenmesi
An Analysis of the Approach of India, in its Regional Power Role, to Tamil Ethnic Group That Undergoes the Politicization Process in Sri Lanka

Summary/Abstract: The politicization process of ethnic groups, which is mostly studied under the dynamics of domestic politics in literature, acquires a different dimension by the intervention of foreign powers through their regional and bilateral politics. With the aim of understanding the role of the factors which influence the policy-making process, the present study evaluates the factors affecting the approach of India, under the framework of a regional power role, to the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) as the leader of the politicization process of Tamil ethnic group. Adopting an instrumentalist approach regarding the LTTE, India has developed its politics through the interaction of international system with its national security and geopolitical considerations, whereas the existence of Tamil population on its soil represents a pressuring factor by the ethnic sensitivities in the policy-making process. In the post-Cold War era, the LTTE has threatened the national security of India through the usage of terrorist activities and collaboration with the international criminal organizations. This aspect has shown the degree of danger brought by the support provided to the ethnic groups conflicting with the states.

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