Sri Lanka’s High Commissioner to India Milinda Moragoda, emphasising the importance of the recent official visit of President Ranil Wickremesinghe to India said that the five key connectivity-focused enablers mapped in the India-Sri Lanka Economic Partnership Vision would remain the driving force in propelling the existing relations towards a new era.
He was addressing the students of the 63rd National Defence Course at the National Defence College (NDC) in New Delhi, on the theme “Evolution of India-Sri Lanka Relations: Opportunities and Challenges.”
Moragoda highlighted the uniqueness of India-Sri Lanka relations drawing examples from historical ties to the present-day dynamics which involve a wide range of critical facets that define the relations between India and her closest maritime neighbour Sri Lanka.
During his interactive session, the Sri Lankan High Commissioner focused on key thematic areas of cooperation in the fields of economy, energy, culture, defence, and regional dynamics in the Indian Ocean, and added how the India-Sri Lanka relations over the years had grown from a transactional phase to a special relationship. He also highlighted the importance of elevating the existing special relationship to a strategic level with the gradual progression of recently inked initiatives.