Modi’s Buddhist Diplomacy Fails to Dispel Sri Lankan Suspicions
A Lotus News Analysis by Kalinga Seneviratne BANGKOK (IDN) – The May 11-12 visit to Sri Lanka by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to attend the UN Day of Vesak festival as a special guest was designed to woo Sri Lanka’s Buddhist majority, but reactions in the Sri Lankan media indicates that it has not succeeded in dispelling their suspicions about “Indian colonialism” of their small neighbour. “Mahindra and Sanghamitra, the worthy children of King Ashoka made their journey
