Other explanations have also been offered for the causes that fuelled Tamil nationalism. This multiplicity of views shows how divergent are the causes cited in explanation of what fueled Tamil militancy. However, which of these causes would have been compelling enough to warrant the sacrifice of their young lives is debatable. The sacrifices that violence entails have given the Tamil youth the right to demand and command leadership. It is only the latter that makes notions of self-determination and exclusivity of territorial claims irrelevant, thereby facilitating significantly, the peace process.
Peace requires that no community thinks of itself as a separate nation.
The theories that Sri Lanka is bipolar, or multipolar hinder the peace process. It is only by accepting that Sri Lanka is one nation, that there can be an enduring peace.