Sri Lanka and India shore up ties in Sri Lankan President’s first overseas visit 

India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi (L) and Sri Lanka's President Anura Kumara Dissanayake shake hands before their meeting at the Hyderabad House in New Delhi on Dec. 16, 2024.

India and Sri Lanka vowed to bolster ties during a visit to New Delhi by Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, whose left-leaning coalition won a landslide majority in parliamentary elections last month.