Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa to visit India in February

Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa is all set to visit India early next month to meet with his Indian counterpart, Narendra Modi. According to media reports, dates, delegation, and meetings are yet to be finalised for visit. Rajapaksa's visit to New Delhi will also mark his first official foreign visit after taking over as Sri Lanka's Prime Minister. Mahinda Rajapaksa's visit will come two months after his younger bror and President of Sri Lanka Gotabaya Rajapaksa visited New Delhi on vember 28, 2019. 

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Mahinda's first official foreign visit

Mahinda Rajapaksa was appointed Prime Minister of Sri Lanka by his bror Gotabaya Rajapaksa following his decisive win in Sri Lanka's presidential election in vember last year. Last week, Sri Lanka's Foreign Relations Minister Dinesh Gunawardena visited New Delhi to meet with his Indian counterpart S Jaishankar. External Affairs Minister Jaishankar h travelled to Colombo in vember as a special envoy of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to convey his greetings to Gotabaya Rajapaksa. 

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During Gotabaya Rajapaksa's visit in vember last year, Prime Minister Narendra Modi anunced a $450 million line of credit to Sri Lanka, including $50 million to fight terrorism. PM Modi in his dress said, "I have assured President of India's commitment to a development partnership with Sri Lanka. As always, this cooperation will be in accordance with priorities of people of Sri Lanka. A new $400 million line of credit will give a boost to infrastructure and development in Sri Lanka. I am confident that Sri Lankan ecomy will benefit as well as this Line of Credit will also accelerate Project Cooperation of mutual benefit between two countries."

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Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa has previously served as President of Sri Lanka for two terms since 2005. Mahinda Rajapaksa h previously assured New Delhi that he would implement 13th amendment, which is intended in greater transfer of power to Provinces, including those inhabited by Indian-origin Tamils living in island nation.

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