India Sri Lanka Relations

Sri Lanka is reeling under a major economic crisis and has requested several countries and international donors, including India to provide debt relief

He would be in India for a couple of days, The Daily Mirror newspaper reported

The port is emblematic of the controversy dogging Chinese President Xi Jinping's Belt and Road initiative from Kenya to Myanmar

He also said both India and Sri Lanka need to work together on issues related to security and overall welfare of the people of the two countries

Mahinda Rajapaksa on Thursday took oath as Sri Lanka's new prime minister

The 70-year-old controversial wartime defence secretary's victory is of significant importance for India

A report has claimed that the president said that India's external intelligence agency Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) was behind the plot