Defence pact, debt restructuring & energy projects to top the agenda for Modi’s Sri Lanka visit

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It will be the first such agreement, following India’s intervention in the Sri Lankan civil war in the late 1980s through the Indian Peace Keeping Force (IPKF) mission, which operated in the island country between 1987 and 1990. The visit, which will be the longest by Modi to the island country, will be his fourth trip to Sri Lanka, and his first since 2019. One of the main aspects of the visit is the reset of sorts in the India-Sri Lanka military ties, with a defence pact expected to be signed by the two governments. Bangkok: A reset in defence...