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India on Sunday said it was closely following the developments in neighbouring Sri Lanka and that it stood with the people there to realise their aspirations “through democratic means and values, established institutions and constitutional framework”, disapproving violence and street power to overthrow the order.
India has also ruled out any refugee crisis currently as it handed more than 44,000 metric tonnes of urea under a credit line extended to crisis-ridden Sri Lanka, as part of India’s ongoing efforts to support the island nation’s farmers and help bolster bilateral cooperation for food security.
“India is Sri Lanka’s closest neighbour and our two countries share deep civilizational bonds. We continue to follow closely the recent developments in Sri Lanka. India stands with the people of Sri Lanka as they seek to realise their aspirations for prosperity and progress through democratic means and values, established institutions and constitutional framework,” MEA spokesperson Arindam Bagchi noted.
Foreign minister S Jaishankar on Sunday said the Indian government has always been supportive of Sri Lanka and it was “trying to help” the neighbouring country through its present economic crisis and made it clear that there was “no refugee crisis right now”. Speaking to reporters outside the Thiruvananthapuram airport after arriving there on a three-day visit, Jaishankar said, “We have been very supportive of Sri Lanka. We are trying to help… They are right now working through their problems, so we have to wait and see what they do.”
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