Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Sri Lanka from April 4 to 6 was his fourth official visit to the island nation in the last 10 years. He is also the first foreign leader to visit the country since the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP)-led National People’s Power (NPP) alliance came to power in September 2024. While economic conditions mandated the new Sri Lankan government to pragmatically engage with its neighbour, the recent visit of the Indian prime minister demonstrated improving ties between the countries. Both governments seem more forthcoming in engaging and understanding each other’s interests and concerns.
Candid in Colombo (Harsh V. Pant, Aditya Gowdara Shivamurthy – Observer Research Foundation)
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