India to Sri Lanka: `Take forward reconciliation, meet aspirations of Tamils´
(WorldNews India)

Two days after meeting newly-elected Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, New Delhi on Thursday drew the red line on Tamil minorities in Sri Lanka, for the first time in recent years. Advertising Delhi underlined its expectation that the new government in Sri Lanka should carry forward the process of `national reconciliation` and meet the aspirations of the Tamil community. It also outlined `equality, justice, peace and dignity` as the key aspirations of Tamil minorities. The government said that these expectations have been conveyed to Gotabaya during the meeting between him and External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday. This comes amid concerns in the Tamil community in Sri...