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US eyes naval base in Sri Lanka
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India Abroad
04-26-2002
Washington's endorsement of the peace moves in the island-nation has a
motive
With chances of a lasting peace in Sri Lanka gaining momentum, the United
States is exploring the possibility of opening a military base in Sri
Lanka, much to India's chagrin.
Never in the past has the US Administration expressed such wholehearted
support for the peace process that the Sri Lanka government and the
Liberation Tigers ...
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