Anura Dissanayake’s Visit to India Underscores the Importance of India-Sri Lanka Ties

However, what is interesting is that both sides steered clear of uneasy issues, as there was no mention of the 13th amendment of the Sri Lankan constitution and the future of the Adani power project.

The Sri Lankan president thanked New Delhi for its support during the Sri Lankan financial crisis, which had let to major domestic turmoil and a political crisis.

In another special gesture, the navies of Sri Lanka and India began their 2024 edition of the exercises called SLINEX on 17 December, a day after Dissanayake landed in India.

However, the point that stood out is that both sides have agreed to sign a security cooperation agreement soon – and New Delhi will be providing hardware support to Colombo to strengthen its defence. Prime Minister Modi asserted,

This was coupled with another prominent statement made by Dissanayake regarding the geopolitical concerns of New Delhi. “I have also given an assurance to the Prime Minister of India that we will not allow our land to be used in any way in a manner that is detrimental to the interest of India. The cooperation with India will certainly flourish and I want to reassure our continued support for India,” he said.

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