Between the devil and the not-so-deep blue sea: asymmetrical power in the Indo-Sri Lankan fisheries conflict
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| Publication date | 06-11-2013 |
| Publisher | The Broker |
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| Abstract | Sri Lankan and Indian fishermen are embroiled in an enduring dispute over the use of fishing grounds in the Palk Bay. The dispute is not only a matter of big India versus small Sri Lanka, or big boats versus small boats. Rather, Sri Lankan Tamil fishermen are less successful in asserting their interests vis-à-vis the central state than their Indian counterparts. This imbalance of political agency is grounded in enduring ethnic tension between the Tamils and Sri Lankan government. |
| Document type | Web publication or website |
| Language | English |
| Published at | http://www.thebrokeronline.eu/Articles/Between-the-devil-and-the-not-so-deep-blue-sea |
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