Abstract:
The relationship between Sri Lanka and India has been more than 2500 Years old. The island
country has inherited several legacies of intellectual, cultural, religious, and linguistic
interactions from India. The recent years have been very significant in bolstering the bilateral
ties between Sri Lanka and India. In this aspect, the framework of Development partnership
and development cooperation under the rubrics of South-South Cooperation gains immense
significance and importance. The emerging situation post-civil war justifies the need for
development assistance. It is on record that billions of dollars have been pumped in by the
Government of Sri Lanka, benefitting from development partnerships with friendly nations
towards rebuilding the Island Country. This research identifies a research area from the
standpoint of Governance and Development Cooperation between India and Sri Lanka in the
post-conflict situation in the war-ravaged parts of Sri Lanka, focusing on the Housing scheme
provided by the Government of India in the Northern Province with a particular reference to
Jaffna administrative district. This study attempts to study to what extent the institutions of
governance of Sri Lanka, especially on the war-ravaged Northern Province, is calibrated to
grasp international assistance and examines the housing scheme programme as a unit of
analysis. This humble study is a first of its kind, and the findings shall benefit the people of Sri
Lanka besides strengthening the bilateral relations between Sri Lanka and India.
