“I believe we are at a moment of great opportunity in our ties with Sri Lanka. His comments came as Sri Lanka rebuffed a Chinese request to dock a submarine at one of its ports. Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena came to power in January 2015 promising to review Chinese-funded projects signed by his predecessor and rebuild ties with India. Modi pledged India’s commitment to their “Sri Lankan brothers and sisters” and the “indivisible” ties between the two neighbours. “China and Sri Lanka enjoy good friendship,” he said.

Source: Hindustan Times May 12, 2017 14:48 UTC