Director General, IDSA, Dr Arvind Gupta’s article on India-Sri Lanka Relations, titled, ‘Trust gap with Colombo’ was published in ‘The New Indian express on December 14, 2012.
India-Sri Lanka relations are critically poised. Since the defeat of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) in 2009, both countries have moved to normalise their relations. High-level visits have been exchanged and political will on both sides will be required constantly to take the relationship to a higher trajectory. However, many obstacles remain.