Sri Lanka protests
In its first reaction to days of violence that led to the resignation of Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa, the government on Tuesday said that India will be guided by the “best interests” of the Sri Lankan people, in a statement that made no mention of the Rajapaksa government itself. The statement signals that New Delhi will continue to provide Sri Lanka with economic support but not political support during the current crisis, prioritising people-to-people ties instead, senior officials indicated.
“As a close neighbour of Sri Lanka, with historical ties, India is fully supportive of its democracy, stability and economic recovery,” MEA spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said in response to questions about the situation in Sri Lanka.
