India is set to support an international investigation into alleged war crimes by the Sri Lankan army in the final stages of its long civil war, government sources said on Wednesday.
Its decision to add its weight to a campaign led by Britain and the United States will be a serious blow to Mahinda Rajapaksa, the Sri Lankan president, whose government has traditionally had strong ties with India.
As the biggest regional power, India's support will also increase the likelihood that next month's United Nations Human Rights Committee meeting in Geneva will pass a resolution calling for an international investigation.
The Indian government has so far remained non-committal as Britain and other supporters have lobbied officials, but privately they say the government is likely to support the resolution to keep its Indian Tamil allies on board for its Spring general election.
Dr Manmohan Singh, the Indian prime minister, boycotted the Commonwealth Heads of Government summit in Colombo last year under pressure from one of his key coalition allies, the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK), one of the two main parties in India's Tamil Nadu. Full story...
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Its decision to add its weight to a campaign led by Britain and the United States will be a serious blow to Mahinda Rajapaksa, the Sri Lankan president, whose government has traditionally had strong ties with India.
As the biggest regional power, India's support will also increase the likelihood that next month's United Nations Human Rights Committee meeting in Geneva will pass a resolution calling for an international investigation.
The Indian government has so far remained non-committal as Britain and other supporters have lobbied officials, but privately they say the government is likely to support the resolution to keep its Indian Tamil allies on board for its Spring general election.
Dr Manmohan Singh, the Indian prime minister, boycotted the Commonwealth Heads of Government summit in Colombo last year under pressure from one of his key coalition allies, the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK), one of the two main parties in India's Tamil Nadu. Full story...
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