Indian diplomacy must be more proactive when it involves Sri Lanka. China could leverage its position within the current depression. Sri Lanka’s depression is an emergent phenomenon and has been stewing for an extended time. What's strange about it's the dearth of basic planning and foresight by the Rajapaksa government to own gauged its enormity in time and initiate necessary corrective measures. The Rajapaksas themselves were also, in a way, involved in the making of this crisis. The Covid-19 pandemic affected the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka badly. Countries closed borders and therefore the movement of individuals came to a standstill. Demand for exports, especially for the products the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka sold, also fell. Even remittanc...
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