The significance of India’s support - The Hindu
The Hindu“India had really come to our rescue, India had provided us a lifeline which allowed us to stay afloat during a very difficult time,” said Ali Sabry, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Sri Lanka. Multilateral support: G20 and BIMSTEC I sat down with Sri Lankan Foreign Minister MUM Ali Sabry, who was earlier the Finance Minister, for an interview and began by asking him : How tough its been, and what India’s support has meant “ With India, we have had very good discussions during the last two years. So that’s a good achievement comparatively what we were in last year, but for growth to take place, and for recovery to take place, confidence needs to be built and for that the IMF bailout, is very, very central for us Let’s also get a perspective from the ground with The Hindu’s correspondent Meera Srinivasan, who had covered the protests and all that happened since very closely- How much has changed for ordinary Sri Lankans? Sri Lanka has been a very close friend of India and doesn’t want to do anything which hurts the Indian legitimate sentiments on security concerns.