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route towards the sea at Colombo and Hambantota. The Chinese started
funding Sri Lanka in huge amounts for infrastructural and industrial projects.
The Sri Lankans accepted to seek the Chinese collaboration in satellite
launching at SAT, Sri Lanka’s only Satellite operations Centre.
• Alarmed by these moves of China, India also extended helping hands to Sri
Lanka in development activities in the Eastern and northern provinces. India
is planning to collaborate in the Tincomalee port project at Sri Lanka to give a
strong answer to China’s attempts to extend its development activities in the
ports of Colombo and Hambantota.
• Fishermen issue is another bone of contentment between the two nations.
The Sri Lankan police regularly arrests the Indian fishermen for illegal fishing
activities by crossing the maritime border and entering their territorial waters.
The Indian government also places allegations against Sri Lankan fishermen
for illegal fishing.

Conclusion: Though India and Sri Lanka have many commonalities regarding social
and cultural behaviour, the minor issues are making both of them apart. The Indian
government, alarmed by the moves of China, is sweating hard to resolve bilateral
issues.

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