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India-Sri Lanka relations

Sri Lanka’s Strategy for Regional Security
By Barana Waidyatilake
As geopolitical competition intensifies in the Indian Ocean, Sri Lanka’s best strategy is to stand for a rules-based order.

Grading India's Neighborhood Diplomacy
By Vinay Kaura
A report card on Modi’s “neighborhood first” approach to foreign policy.

India’s Regional Power Credentials Under Threat by China
By Ana Pararajasingham
In both Maldives and Sri Lanka, China has been chipping away at Indian influence.

China Buys Hambantota Port: Should India Be Concerned?
By Narayani Basu
The deal assuaged some Indian concerns, but China's economic dominance over Sri Lanka is still a worry.

Can International Litigation Solve the India-Sri Lanka Fishing Dispute?
By Natalie Klein
Sri Lanka accuses Indian fishermen of illegally trawling its side of the Palk Strait.

New Delhi’s Indian Ocean Outreach
By Harsh V. Pant
India’s recent outreach to Sri Lanka and Mauritius suggest renewed focus on the Indian Ocean region.

India and China’s Tug of War Over Sri Lanka
By Yigal Chazan
India sets out to check China’s efforts to turn the island into a maritime hub on its "Belt and Road."

India Could Do More for Sri Lanka’s Tamils
By Taylor Dibbert
There are multiple ways that New Delhi could ameliorate the circumstances of Sri Lankan Tamils.

India, Sri Lanka Revisit Palk Strait Fishing Dispute in Ministerial Talks
By Ankit Panda
India agreed to crack down on bottom trawling, an environmentally destructive and unsustainable fishing practice.

Sri Lanka’s Quest for Strategic Prominence in the Indian Ocean
By Abhijit Singh
At the Galle Dialogue, Sri Lanka tries to carve out a role for itself in the South Asian littorals.

SAARC Is Dead; Long Live SAARC
By Manjari Chatterjee Miller and Bharath Gopalaswamy
Why the cancellation of the 19th SAARC summit could mean new life for the regional grouping.

China, Sri Lankan Set to Finalize Agreements For Hambantota Port Phase 2
By Ankit Panda
China and Sri Lanka are expected to move forward on Hambantota port in November 2016.