India’s Modi visits Sri Lanka to shore up defence and energy ties

The Indian leader is the first foreign dignitary to visit the island nation since the leftist Dissanayake swept elections last year.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is in Sri Lanka to expand defence and energy ties as Colombo balances relations with its powerful neighbour and biggest lender, China.

Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake rolled out the red carpet for Modi and welcomed him with a 19-gun salute in the capital’s Independence Square on Saturday…| read more on aljazeera