Abstract:
The Foreign Policy decision-making is considered to be one of the greatest vital areas
of a state to achieve its national interests. It is based on full of political activities of
the state. According to Huge Gibsons “Foreign policy is a well-rounded
comprehensive plan based on knowledge and experience for conducting the business
of government with rest of the world. It is aimed at promoting and protecting the
interests of the nations.” Sirimavo Bandaranaike became the first female prime
minister in the world in 1960 and served as the Prime Minister for three times during
1960-1965, 1970-1977 and 1994-2000. This research describes her efforts to
transform the Indian Ocean into a Peace Zone, through the political maturity. In
addition to that her model was able to win the Kachchathivu Island. With the friendly
relations with India she got the willing from India to redirect the Tamil immigrants.
India automatically involved this Tamil emigrants’ issue because majority of Tamils
living in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The Indian leadership was able to show her
concern from time to time whenever the situation took a grave turn. Neighborhood
diplomacy promoted at normally creating a climate of confidence essential for good
concentration on the developmental priorities during Mrs. Gandhi’s period. This
research will explain the security dimension of Sirimavo and her foreign policy will
be analyzed by the rational actor model and Non-Aligned concept. This research will
be based on both qualitative and quantitative data. Both primary and secondary data
will be utilized for this research. During her term of office focused on maintaining a
friendly and non-aligned foreign policy with regional and extra regional
governments. When she was appointed as the prime minister, Sri Lanka was
politically and economically unstable. She also called for making the Indian Ocean a
peace zone and all the nations should be banned the nuclear weapons. She usually
stated that she concerned on the security of her own state and the world as a woman
and a mother.
