ECONOMYNEXT – A former Indian External Affairs Minister has said that Sri Lanka should heed India’s concerns about foreign vessels. So we have special concerns,” M J Akbar, Former Indian Minister of State External Affairs said an interview. India’s geopolitical interests in the Indian Ocean have recently come into focus due to escalating tensions surrounding the presence of Chinese vessels in Sri Lankan waters, and the ongoing territorial disputes involving China and the Philippines. These Chinese vessels. Sri Lanka, while asserting that the Chinese vessel’s activities were scientific and conducted in collaboration with its authorities, faced heightened scrutiny from India.

Source: Economic Times December 27, 2023 12:12 UTC