: India says it stands with the citizens of Sri Lanka #IndiaNEWS India on Sunday said it continues to stand with citizens of Sri Lanka as the island nation witnessed unrest sparked by an unprecedented

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India on Sunday said it continues to stand with citizens of Sri Lanka as the island nation witnessed unrest sparked by an unprecedented economic crisis. New Delhi is closely following the recent developments in Sri Lanka, the Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said.“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,� the spokesperson said in a statement.The statement came as protests intensified in Sri Lanka against the government’s failure to curb the economic crisis. Violent clashes have erupted in Sri Lanka between supporters of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s party and the anti-government demonstrators since April. In May, 10 persons died in the clashes.On Saturday, Ranil Wickremesinghe said that he will resign as Sri Lanka’s prime minister to make way for an all-party government. On the same day, Gotabaya Rajapaksa also agreed to step down as the Sri Lankan president on July 13. This was after thousands of protesters in Colombo stormed the president’s official residence during an anti-government march.Rajapaksa reportedly fled the official residence hours before the protestors entered the premises. His whereabouts are unknown.In his statement, Bagchi added that India is Sri Lanka’s closest neighbour and that the two countries “share...Read more

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