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New Delhi so far has not made it clear whether it will accede to the Sri Lankan request. Ties between India and Sri Lanka were strained after the latter unilaterally cancelled a tripartite agreement earlier this year with India and Japan to jointly develop a Colombo Port terminal.... On its part, Colombo offered another project at a neighbouring terminal with India’s Adani Group signing up for that as the main private investor. The strained relationship was brought back on an even keel after a

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