With the government's defeat of the rebel Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE, or Tamil Tigers) and the end of the civil war, attention in Sri Lanka is turning to the future. Beyond the need for economic development in former war zones, and humanitarian support for civilians displaced by the conflict, the peacetime political role of the country's large Tamil minority is of key importance. Devolving powers to the provinces may go some way toward addressing Tamil grievances, though separatist violence—albeit on a much smaller scale than during the war—will remain a threat.
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