New Delhi: India has invited Sri Lankan President Senura Kumar Dissanayake to visit India. After deteriorating relations with Bangladesh, India has become hyper-vigilant and India’s neighborhood initiatives have suffered a blow to that policy. Sheikh Hasina has taken refuge in India after being expelled from Bangladesh. They are attacking the Bangladesh government from Delhi.
This communist leader, known as ADK in Sri Lanka, has been invited to India. During his visit to India, he will meet President Draupadi Murmu. He will talk to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and sign bilateral agreements. But before that he will hold a meeting with investors.
President Disha Nayak will also discuss the economic assistance to be received from India during her visit. India is very concerned about defence. Also concerned about the Tamil minorities in Sri Lanka.
After Disha Nayak was elected as the President of the island nation on September 23, October. On the 4th, India’s Foreign Minister S. Jaishankar visited Sri Lanka. Jaishankar was the first foreign dignitary to personally congratulate Dissanayake after his election as President. At that time Dissanayake had assured Jaishankar that Sri Lankan land would not be allowed to be used against India. He said this in the context of Hambantota port, which Sri Lanka had to lease to China.
It is noteworthy at this stage that in 2022, when Sri Lanka was in serious economic crisis, India extended a loan of $4 million without any pre-conditions. After this Sri Lanka had to take loan from IMF. But when the earlier loan installments became due, India again gave more loans to repay those installments, which enabled it to get a loan from the IMF. Which was given by IMF under the Extended Fund Facility Program.
Therefore, experts in international relations say that now both the countries need to work together.
There are differences between India and Sri Lanka regarding the 13th amendment to the Sri Lankan Constitution. According to that amendment, the Provincial Council Act 42 of 1987, which provided for economic autonomy to the provinces and handed over policing to the provincial governments, was not ready to implement the amendment, as it would have Tamil-majority province virtually independent. Apart from this, India is also concerned about China’s so-called research vessel Humbertota. Because in the name of research it also spies on India through its satellites. India does not like the disputes over some such issues and China’s arrangement of linking different countries in the name of its pearl necklace. In that name he wants to surround India. It seems as if Sri Lanka has unknowingly become a pearl in it. Haban Tota port, which it has leased to China, is manufacturing its pearl necklaces there.
It is believed that after meeting the businessmen, the director’s stance may change because he needs Indian investors.