If I am cheated or betrayed, I will react.
A small nation can fight a superpower with determination and dedication.
India claimed to have intervened in Sri Lanka to secure Tamil interests. In actual fact, India came to secure its own interests.
What you have to assess is whether you have the will to fight.
I have gained self-confidence, courage and the support of my people.
India deliberately aggravated Sri Lanka's ethnic crisis. It destabilized Sri Lanka [by training and arming Tamil militants, including the Tigers] so that it could play a dominant role in bringing Sri Lanka within its sphere of influence.