India, Sri Lanka Pledge Closer Ties

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has pledged to increase economic assistance and deepen security ties with Sri Lanka, which had tilted toward China under the previous administration. The Indian leader was in Colombo on the final leg of a three-nation tour of Indian Ocean countries where he wants to re-establish India’s influence. Emphasizing the importance of cooperation among countries in the Indian Ocean region, Modi told lawmakers in Sri Lanka that the "course of the 21st...

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