Will new president shift Sri Lanka's foreign policy? DW 09/25/2024
Briefly

Anura Kumara Dissanayake, leading the National People's Power alliance, vows to restore economic order and reevaluate Sri Lanka's IMF bailout amid a severe economic crisis.
"Sri Lanka’s 2022 economic crisis opened an opportunity for India to regain some influence that it had lost to China,... New Delhi stepped in with about $4 billion in financial assistance."
"AKD is aware that China's debt is significant and India's economic bailout and geographical proximity are indispensable...Sri Lanka's strategic location at the crossroads of busy shipping routes".
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