In case of Sri Lankan crisis, which of the following Scandinavian countries have been trying to bring the warring groups back to negotiations?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → Norway and Iceland
As the Sri Lankan crisis continued to be violent, international actors, particularly the Scandinavian countries such as Norway and Iceland, tried to bring the warring groups back to negotiations.
NCERT (2026-27): “Ethnic Conflict and Democracy in Sri Lanka … in 1987, the government of India for the first time got directly involved in the Sri Lankan Tamil question. India signed an accord with Sri Lanka and sent troops to stabilise relations between the Sri Lankan government and the Tamils. Eventually, the Indian Army got into a fight with the LTTE. The presence of Indian troops was also not liked much by the Sri Lankans. They saw this as an attempt by India to interfere in the internal affairs of Sri Lanka. In 1989, the Indian Peace Keeping Force (IPKF) pulled out of Sri Lanka without attaining its objective. The Sri Lankan crisis continued to be violent. However, international actors, particularly the Scandinavian countries such as Norway and Iceland tried to bring the warring groups back to negotiations.…” |