India’s Indian Ocean Outreach

In 2017, Sri Lanka faced a humanitarian crisis as a consequence of the nation’s worst torrential rains since 2003. The rains have displaced nearly half a million people and led to more than 200 deaths.

India Extends Humanitarian Help to Sri Lanka

• India promptly dispatched relief material to Colombo.
• The Indian Navy deployed three ships and more than 300 personnel to assist Sri Lanka in rescue and relief efforts.

Vesak Day

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi traveled to Sri Lanka in May this year to participate in celebrations marking Vesak Day, which commemorates Buddha’s birth, enlightenment, and passing away.
• “Buddhism and its ....