Eelam Tamils: The Strategic Peace Force of the Indian Ocean

 In today's global landscape, the vast majority of individuals live as ordinary human beings—preoccupied with routine, survival, and entertainment. Only a rare few dedicate their lives to building peace. Equally rare are the individuals and nations consciously striving toward meaningful victory—through knowledge sharing, strategic intelligence exchange, diplomatic and economic memoranda of understanding (MoUs), and visionary collaboration over contested territories.

Across Asia and Western Europe, conflicts continue to claim human lives and deplete national wealth. Global institutions such as the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), World Health Organization (WHO), nuclear watchdogs, and regional blocs like the European Union engage in relentless dialogue to manage these crises. In this struggle, every state asks: How do we secure victory? With whom should we align? What are the long-term returns on our alliances?

As Small Drops has repeatedly observed, the Western world is displaying increasing clarity in selecting partners in the evolving geopolitical competition involving China and Sri Lanka. In this scenario, Eelam Tamils emerge not as passive victims, but as a vital ally and a peace force of the future. They are not merely an ethnic group surviving prolonged genocide—they are healers, peacekeepers, and spiritual visionaries rooted in an ancient maritime civilisation. It is time the world saw them for what they truly are: a stabilising power in the Indian Ocean region.

Strategically located in the pearl zone of the Indian Ocean, the Eelam Tamil homeland links East and West via ancient and modern trade routes. Their position near India—an Asian power entangled in complex rivalries with China—further amplifies their geopolitical value. Sadly, India, trapped in bureaucratic arrogance and colonial hangovers, has repeatedly failed to perceive the deep significance of the Eelam Tamil people. While a few Indian intellectuals recognise this, most continue to overlook it. Tragically, many Eelam Tamils themselves are divided, unaware of their power and destiny—thereby delaying their own liberation and contribution to global stability.

Yet history is shifting. On 13 May 2025, Canada appointed Gary Anandasangaree, an Eelam Tamil, as Minister of Public Safety, a critical cabinet role in national security and law enforcement. This followed his earlier appointment as Minister of Justice in March 2025. This is not a ceremonial promotion—it is a strategic signal. It reveals that Western democracies are now prepared to work with Eelam Tamils as trusted, capable leaders in shaping domestic and international security policies. Other English-speaking countries may soon follow this example.

Simultaneously, major geopolitical alliances such as AUKUS (Australia, United Kingdom, United States), QUAD (India, Japan, Australia, United States), and other maritime coalitions are strengthening military and defence partnerships. Yet true strategic victory in the 21st century demands more than military alliances. It requires holistic collaboration across climate, economy, digital infrastructure, public health, and diasporic diplomacy.

Examples include:

Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity (IPEF): focused on fair trade, resilient supply chains, and a free digital economy.

European Union's Global Gateway Initiative: mobilising €300 billion for sustainable global infrastructure projects.

Canada’s Indo-Pacific Strategy: aiming to deepen engagement with regional partners and uphold the rules-based international order.

G7 Climate Finance Partnership: uniting the global North and South for equitable climate adaptation and resilience.

These initiatives signal that the global order is evolving—away from extractive power structures and toward equitable partnerships. But for this evolution to succeed, the world must embrace historically grounded, spiritually conscious, and geopolitically significant peoples such as the Eelam Tamils.

Historically, Point Pedro, in the northernmost part of the island of Sri Lanka, served as a vital entry point for the Portuguese, who used it to influence not only the Tamil regions of the island but also coastal South India. This was later consolidated by the British, who tragically merged the Tamil and Sinhala kingdoms into a single administrative unit, laying the groundwork for the island's post-independence conflict. That colonial mistake must now be reassessed in the context of current international realignments.

Victory—both spiritual and geopolitical—is now within reach. Not just for Eelam Tamils, but for every state seeking peace and dignity in a multipolar world. Despite betrayal, genocide, and decades of military occupation, Eelam Tamils have preserved their cultural resilience and moral clarity. With renewed unity, they are poised to rise—not merely as survivors, but as strategic architects of global peace.

Author: Balananthini Balasubramaniam (Nila Bala) (@SmallDrops)

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