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Srilanka is stone throw away from India. I don't think Srilanka will ever allow a military base for China and antagonize India. When Chinese submarines were al
by navinsylvester 9y ago
Srilanka is stone throw away from India. I don't think Srilanka will ever allow a military base for China and antagonize India.
When Chinese submarines were allowed to dock twice in Srilankan port that was the last straw. Indian secret service RAW allegedly played an important role in toppling the oppressive, corrupt and Chinese leaning Rajapakse government[1]. I guess that is one serious warning to ignore.
[1] https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2015/01/21/sril-j21.html https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2015/01/21/sril-j21.html
- nl 9y agoIndeed, India is very concerned. I believe the current port leasing conditions say it isn't to be used as a military base. But things change. China spends a lot of money and it isn't clear how this will play out. Five years ago people thought it was impossible they would control the South China Sea. Now the it's close to the de-facto position, and the US only conducts an occasional freedom of navigation operation to pretend otherwise.