Editor's Note Purpose:  This report aims to map key developments in U.S. foreign policy toward Sri Lanka and to contextualize the Tamil political and human rights struggle as of October 15, 2025. Scope:  The report focuses on diplomatic, security, economic, and human rights dimensions relevant to U.S.–Sri Lanka relations and Tamil advocacy, prioritizing clarity for policymakers, researchers, and civil society actors. Tone and Balance:  Analysis strives for factual accuracy and balanced framing while centring the lived experiences and documented claims of affected communities. The report foregrounds evidence where available and flags gaps or contested claims. Acknowledgements:  Contributions include primary documents, secondary literature, expert interviews, and submissions from civil society. The author thanks all contributors and coalition partners for their insights and support. Contact:  Editorial correspondence and requests for clarification or source materi...

The Sampur Solar Projects (AKA: Coal Power Plant) and Tamil Communities: Land, Identity, and India’s Development Agenda in Sri Lanka’s Eastern Province Introduction The evolution of the Sampur Power Plant project-transitioning from an Indian-backed coal venture to a solar initiative-serves as a powerful lens to examine the intersection of energy policy, post-war development, geopolitics, and minority rights in Sri Lanka’s Eastern Province. This report offers a comprehensive and contextualized analysis of the historical background, strategic and economic motivations, key Sri Lanka-India agreements, and, critically, the responses of local Tamil communities who have long perceived such megaprojects as new avenues of displacement and ethnic marginalization under the banners of progress and security. Through in-depth exploration of displacement accounts, legal and social mobilization, the discovery of human remains and suspected mass graves, and present project developments, thi...