Issues such as Indian fishermen fishing in Lankan waters & engaging in harmful practices like bottom trawling is of deep concern to fishermen in northern Sri Lanka, she says.
A rail-road bridge connecting Dhanushkodi in India to Talaimannar in Sri Lanka will serve as a strategic pivot for both nations—for trade, tourism, and economic and geopolitical interests.
Modi's visit comes as New Delhi shifts its foreign policy eastwards in bid to cement ties with neighbours. Sri Lanka, seen close to China until few yrs ago, is now among India’s closest allies.
The 3-day visit, starting Friday, will be the longest by the PM to the island country. India looks to continue building its ties in Sri Lanka to counter China’s increasing footprint.
The three-day visit will be Modi's longest to the island country. It follows Sri Lankan President Dissanayake’s visit to New Delhi and Bodh Gaya in December last year.
5 of 13 Indian fishermen apprehended Monday were injured, 2 seriously. The Indian High Commission in Colombo has also raised the matter with the Sri Lankan foreign ministry.
At Atal Bihari Vajpayee Memorial Lecture in Delhi, he underlined that Sri Lanka needs to move away from debt-driven economic model, also spoke about pending economic partnership pact.
General MM Naravane’s memoir—Four Stars of Destiny—reveals that he was left hanging by political leadership for more than two hours as Chinese tanks drove towards Indian positions.
The key to fighting a war successfully, or even launching it, is a clear objective. That’s an entirely political call. It isn’t emotional or purely military.
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