Sri Lanka will continue to be a key part of India’s neighbourhood first policy, the new Indian High Commissioner Taranjit Singh Sandhu said on Thursday and expressed hope that Sri Lankan businesses will take advantage of the proximity between the two nations. (Representational Image) Sri Lanka will continue to be a key part of India’s neighbourhood first policy, the new Indian High Commissioner Taranjit Singh Sandhu said on Thursday and expressed hope that Sri Lankan businesses will take advantage of the proximity between the two nations. “Sri Lanka continues to be a key part of India’s ‘neighbourhood first’ policy,” Sandhu said while addressing the Republic Day celebrations here. Sandhu that India’s total development assistance commitment to Sri Lanka is now around USD 2.6 billion, with over USD 435 million as outright grants. Sandhu also congratulated the Sri Lankan government led by Maithripala Sirisena on completion of two years in office.

Source: Indian Express January 26, 2017 13:30 UTC