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![‘Joint Vision’ With India Raises Concerns in Sri Lanka ‘Joint Vision’ With India Raises Concerns in Sri Lanka](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2023-08-02-143531.jpg)
‘Joint Vision’ With India Raises Concerns in Sri Lanka
By Lasanda Kurukulasuriya
The outcomes of Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe's visit to India faced criticisms over a lack of transparency and potential threats to sovereignty.
![Why Is Trincomalee Port Still Undeveloped? Why Is Trincomalee Port Still Undeveloped?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2023-03-03-152210.jpg)
Why Is Trincomalee Port Still Undeveloped?
By P.K. Balachandran
Plans to develop the port in eastern Sri Lanka have repeatedly stalled out, due to a variety of internal and external factors.
![Japan Eyes Sri Lanka’s Deep Water Port of Trincomalee Japan Eyes Sri Lanka’s Deep Water Port of Trincomalee](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-sri-lanka-japan.jpg)
Japan Eyes Sri Lanka’s Deep Water Port of Trincomalee
By Lasanda Kurukulasuriya
Anxiety over China’s growing maritime influence drives Japanese, Indian, and U.S. interests in Sri Lanka's ports.
![Japan Claims a Stake in Sri Lanka’s Ports Japan Claims a Stake in Sri Lanka’s Ports](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-26220881_1836321303085628_11800518375994470_o.jpg)
Japan Claims a Stake in Sri Lanka’s Ports
By Lasanda Kurukulasuriya
Sri Lanka is caught between the need for foreign investment and the risk of being the object of a great power tug-of-war.
![India and China’s Tug of War Over Sri Lanka India and China’s Tug of War Over Sri Lanka](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat.com-21437411789_0b502534b2_o.jpg)
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’s Key to Sri Lanka: Maritime Infrastructure Development India’s Key to Sri Lanka: Maritime Infrastructure Development](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-03-31_02-12-19.jpg)
India’s Key to Sri Lanka: Maritime Infrastructure Development
By Nilanthi Samaranayake
To surpass China in Sri Lanka, India needs to pursue proactive and dynamic diplomacy.
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