India-Sri Lanka relations

Weeks after scrapping a deal with India and Japan, Sri Lanka says the pair can develop a different new terminal at Colombo Port.

The Rajapaksa government’s decision to renege on a 2019 agreement that also involved Japan comes at a time when New Delhi seeks to up its neighborhood game.

The nature of bilateral political relations in the Indian Ocean region has an impact on the quality of subregional engagements.

Colombo has been trying its utmost to balance the great powers, but that may no longer be feasible.

As competition intensifies in the Indian Ocean Region, India loses touch with Sri Lanka and solidifies relations with the Maldives.

India’s regional relations are almost all in states of distress. That’s a big problem for New Delhi.

Neighborhood first should be the focus of India’s climate change diplomacy.

How will the results of Sri Lanka’s 2019 presidential election bear on regional geopolitics?

Rather than a reactionary response to the election of Gotabaya Rajapaksa, India appeared prepared for the political developments in Sri Lanka.

Given fears of Indian hegemonic designs, Sri Lanka has been cautious in engaging India for assistance in maritime security.

Chinese trade with the island nation is booming even while Indian trade seems stuck.

How the India-China competition for influence in Sri Lanka plays out in the security realm.