Renewing Indo-Lanka relations after a period of strain
The Hindu
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Sri Lanka’s Foreign Minister G.L. Peiris on Mondaymet his counterpartS. Jaishankarin New Delhi, as part of the ongoing high-level, and increasingly frequent, bilateral engagement between the neighbours. New Delhi’s economic assistance to Colombo in recent weeks has made a “world of difference”, he toldThe Hinduin an interview. After a year marked by strain and a trust deficit, recent developments signal a “fresh energy” in Indo-Lanka ties, according to Mr. Peiris.
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