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India and Sri Lanka will get past row over port deal

Friday, February 26, 2021

Significance

India and Sri Lanka have had several high-level engagements in recent months. However, contention over the ECT deal risks setting back bilateral relations.

Impacts

  • Beijing will try to fuel anti-India sentiments in Sri Lanka.
  • Islamabad, a key partner to Beijing and enemy of Delhi, will seek to increase its engagement with Colombo.
  • Japan will gradually reduce its development assistance to Sri Lanka.

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