Impacts on housing scheme activities of Indian development cooperation in northern provincial of Sri Lanka: special reference to Jaffna district

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.