Sri Lanka's new president Gotabaya Rajapaksa has warned India and Western nations that his country will be forced to seek finance from China again if they do not invest in the island.
"I want to tell India, Japan, Singapore and Australia and other countries to also come and invest in us," said the president, who was in India this weekend on his first foreign trip since winning a presidential election on November 16. India has been at the forefront of nations wary of Belt and Road, fearing it will reinforce China's military and strategic clout in the Indian Ocean region that New Delhi considers its backyard.
Gotabaya Rajapaksa also confirmed that he wants to renegotiate the agreement with China about the strategic Hambantota port south of Colombo that serves the key shipping lanes between Europe and Asia.
Definitely yes, if your country will honour all contracts n agreements signed with all countries. And you must show it instead of just nice talks. GBSLK