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‘Lanka won’t allow its territory to be misused for activities against India’

Sri Lanka's new President Anura Kumara Disanayake on Monday assured India that the island nation will not allow its territory to be used in any manner inimical to the security of India as well as towards regional stability, while Prime Minister Narendra Modi declared that the two neighbouring countries have decided to explore the possibility of concluding a framework agreement on defence cooperation.

Lankan reprieve

Thursday's victory of Sri Lanka’s beleaguered government in a crucial no-confidence vote in Parliament scarcely addresses the core of the crisis in the island nation.