Question

Despite of deep ties, India and Sri Lanka have seen some issues in bilateral relations in contemporary era”. Discuss.

Answer 1

Approach:

• Introduce by giving a historical background of strong Indo-Sri Lanka relations.
• Give an account of the deep ties between India and Sri Lanka - defence, security, presence of Indian community, etc.
• Discuss some contemporary issues faced in the bilateral relations - Hambantota, China factor, Katchatheevu island, fishermen issue, etc.
• Conclude by suggesting the solutions to the above issues in order to further strengthen the bilateral ties.