Lankan PM to visit as India eyes leasing airport near Hambantota
(WorldNews India)

NEW DELHI: In the backdrop of India`s interest in leasing out an airport in China-dominated Hambantota, Sri Lankan PM Ranil Wickremasinghe will be in New Delhi this week for talks with PM Narendra Modi. Wickremasinghe arrives on Tuesday and will speak at a key cyber security conference before meeting the Indian leadership. Sri Lanka has become an important partner for India both in the neighbourhood and in the Indian Ocean region. In addition, India is reportedly using Colombo`s influence over Myanmar`s Buddhist leadership to help defuse the Rohingya...