Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena paid a visit to India from May 13-15, 2016. This was his second state visit to the country in 17 months and was also his sixth meeting with the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi within the same span of time. His visit comes a month after the Sri Lankan Prime Minister (PM) Ranil Wickremesinghe travelled to China. Sirisena’s visit was viewed by many as a part of Sri Lanka’s delicate balancing of India and China. The new Sri Lankan government has been committed to this policy of balance from the very beginning after being sworn into power. In fact, one of its election platforms was revising Sri Lanka’s foreign policy, which had been oriented towards China under the previous government. It would be useful to understand what incorporates this approach of the Sri Lankan government and the underlying causes for its adoption. Has Colombo been able to achieve such a balance?
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