Demilitarisation, Human Rights, and Indo-US Interests
Guest Column by Dr. Parasaran Rangarajan-Dated 25-Mar-2014
The United States is reported to have requested a military installation in Sri Lanka as part of its “Pivot Towards Asia” where the Pentagon has stated that approximately 60% of U.S. Navy assets will be in the Asia Pacific region including Oceania, South China Sea, and the Indian Ocean by 2020[1] .