Maldives ($9,310 or Rs 6,36,432) and Sri Lanka ($4,060 or Rs 2,77,542) are the only two countries in South Asia in the upper-middle-income group
The offer follows the deadly Easter bombings which killed 260 people including 11 Indians.
China has acquired Hambantota port for 99-year lease as a debt swap
Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe will meet his counterpart Narendra Modi on Saturday in New Delhi, the Indian capital, for talks
Beijing's projects, backed by loans extended by Chinese govt and initiated by a previous Sri Lankan govt, have faced widespread opposition in Sri Lanka
This decision comes despite opposition from other parties in Sri Lanka
A cross-cultural India-Sri Lanka project shows how two ancient cities have more in common than their age
According to Sri Lanka's ministry data, more than 5000 refugees have returned to the country since 2011
Will host Ranil Wickremsinghe this week
Delivering the keynote speech Wickremesinghe said the Sagarmala project is an advantage for Sri Lanka
Says, 1,000 Indian trawlers were illegally fishing in the country's waters using bottom trawling techniques
While Sirisena was present at stadium in Jaffna, Modi joined the event through video-conferencing from New Delhi