PM Modi visit Sri Lanka: India and Sri Lanka signed an agreement on defense cooperation on Saturday (April 5, 2025). Prime Minister Narendra Modi, while presenting a blueprint for bilateral cooperation, emphasized that the security of the two countries is mutually connected and dependent on each other. This defense agreement is considered a major step towards strengthening strategic relations. The agreement has been reached nearly four decades after the intervention of the Indian Peace Army in Sri Lanka.
India, UAE will jointly develop energy centers in Sri Lanka
India and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) will jointly develop Tinkomali of Sri Lanka as an energy center to combat China’s growing influence in the Indian Ocean. The three countries signed the agreement during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Sri Lanka. The deal has increased India’s competition with China, whose government energy company Cinopec has signed an agreement to build an oil refinery at a cost of $ 3.2 billion in Sri Lanka’s southern port city of Hambantota.
Tinkomali agreement will benefit: Prime Minister Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Disanayake also inaugurated the Samapur Solar Energy Project through digital medium. Prime Minister Modi said, ‘Sampur solar power plant will help Sri Lanka’s energy security. The agreement to create a multi-product pipeline and develop Tinkomali as an energy center will benefit all the people of Sri Lanka.
The grid interconnection agreement between the two countries will also open power generation options for Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka has a special place in India’s neighbor’s first policy and approach.
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