1. SECURITY IN AN ERA OF GLOBAL DISRUPTIONS
DIASPORA COMMUNITIES AMIDST PEACE AND CONFLICT

2. COLOMBO DEFENCE SEMINAR 2018
‘Diaspora Communities amidst Peace and Conflict’
Brigadier J B Chaudhari
India
Lieutenant Colonel P S S Sanjeewa RSP psc
Sri Lanka
Group A

3. Scattered population whose origin lies in a separate location
Diaspora
Refugees
Displaced
Stateless Ethnic Groups
Exiles
Illegal Migrants

4. Why Diaspora?
Search of Prosperity
Intention to return (?)
Kin left behind

5. Long distance nationalism
Intention to return (?)
Kin left behind
Effect(s)
Psychological
Economic
Long distance nationalism
Organisational & bureaucratic interests (Govt interests or encouraged by Govt?)
Concerns about political & social status in host society

6. Peace harbingers
Peace spoilers

7. HOW TO CONSTRUCTIVELY EFFECT ‘SECURITY’
Whole of Govt approach
Engaging diaspora- both by country of origin & host country
Contributions by Govts during unstable conditions
Long term- reduce tendency to migrate: create conditions of prosperity

8. SRI LANKAN CONTEXT Sri Lankan Diasporas
Expatriate workers for economic benefits
Refuges/assylam seekers
Forced migrants due to social and political reasons
The total amount approximately m

9. Sri Lankan Diaspora in foreign countries
Saudi Arabia has 600,000 (2013)
United Arab Emirates 300,000 (2012)
Kuwait 300,000 (2009)
France 150,000 (2010)
Qatar 145,000 (2016)
Canada 139,000 (2011)
UK 132,000 (2015)
Australia 103,000 (2011)
Lebanon 100,000 (2010)
Germany 60,000 (2012)

10. Switzerland 55,000 (2010)
Italy 102,000 (2015)
US (only foreign born and in NY and LA) 45,159 (2010)
S Korea 20,000 (2011)
Japan 20,000 (2011)
Norway 13,772 (2010)
Denmark 13,000 (2010)
Netherlands 12,000 (2017)
Israel 7,500 (2011)
New Zealand 11,274 (2013)

11. Our discussion based on Diaspora with the political motives
Positive outcome:
Add a positive socio cultural diversity country of residence
Bring investment knowledge and technology to country of origin
Bring a recognition to country of origin
Can positively influence the resolution of domestic , political and other issues at the country of origin
Negative outcome:
Create a demographic imbalance in the country of residence (host country)
Excessively consume political and economic opportunities to the local of country of residence

12. Unnecessarily internationalized domestic issues of country of origin
Helps sustain undue political causes in country of origin
Generate social fiction through cultural invasion in the country of residence
Facilitate to integrate into socio cultural system of country of residence would generate social fiction
Link to criminal and trafficking network
Radicalization of younger generation to achieve their political objectives

13. CONCLUSION