Is there peace in our times?

Tension between the Sinhalese and the Tamils still exist and many unsuccessful attempts to resolve the conflict were proved for the last few years. A ceasefire agreement was signed between the Sri Lanka government and the LTTE and the Norwegians as the mediator in 2002. The LTTE, feeling that they were being marginalised, withdrew talks with the government in 2003. In 2004, a suicide bomb took place in Colombo. More than 30000 Sri Lanka people were killed in the Boxing Day Tsunami and this further aggravated the conflict. Although, it was like that, but an agreement for the Sinhalese and Tamils to share the international aid was not implemented. In 2005, Foreign Minister Lakshman Kadigamar, a Tamil was assassinated. The LTTE saw him as a traitor when they found out about his campaign against a separate Tamil state. They were then accused of the murder but the LTTE denied in having any involvement at all. Many people was afraid of a return to war after a string of recent attacks on army and police vehicle and 2 mine blasts that killed 14 soldiers in Jaffna. The Tamil Tigers warned the Sri Lanka government that this will be their last chance at peace talks and are already prepared to fight if they have to, for a homeland. A peace talk that is going to commence in early 2006 has led to the Sri Lanka government and the Norwegian to be optimistic. In conclusion, although there was no riots happening in Sri Lanka, but it is only because the Tamils were afraid of the war that might happen if they showed any disapprove towards the Sinhalese. Therefore, there is peace in our times, but I believed that it will only be a temporary peace and not a permanent one.