When the war ended in 2009, it inadvertently led to the birth of another, far less violent, international war, that between India and Sri Lanka; specifically South India and Sri Lanka. Indian fishermen had fished in Sri Lankan waters with impunity while the Sri Lankan Government was fighting the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). The issue also led to protests by fishermen in Tamil Nadu, resulting in Tamil Nadu Chief Minister E.K. In Sri Lanka, the Government appointed a committee to provide a permanent solution to the fish-based conflict. However, the Sri Lankan Government must play a delicate diplomatic game here, despite India being in the wrong by encroaching upon Sri Lankan waters.

Source: The Nation January 26, 2021 22:52 UTC